# NTSB SEA75DYG37: Bell 47G3B1, N6257N, Palouse, WA, May 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1975
- Place: Palouse, WA · PALOUSE, WA
- Location: 46.9103° N, 117.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palouse, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9103&lon=-117.0752&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1515  75/5/14    PALOUSE,WA          BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2275
        TIME - 1615                    N6257N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 595 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALOUSE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2275                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- WEED CONTROL. HIT PWR LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6257N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6257N-1981-05-11), registration cancelled 1981-05-11, S/N 6664 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750514013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514013459A), May 14, 1975: Bell 47G3B1, Palouse, WA, Destroyed. Weed control. Hit pwr line.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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