# NTSB SEA76DYG44: Bell 47G-3B, N2240W, Palouse, WA, April 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1976
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1911  76/4/21    PALOUSE,WA          BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1710                    N2240W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 28, 3773 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1754 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERKINS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALOUSE,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3773                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2500
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ROLLED LEFT AND AFT AFTER LIFTOFF.DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2240W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2240W), registered now, S/N 6752, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Perkins

## 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 19760421009909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760421009909A), Apr 21, 1976: Bell 47G3B2, Palouse, WA, Substantial damage. Rolled left and aft after liftoff. Destroyed by fire.

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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