# NTSB UNK64X1672: Bell 47G2, N5193B, Glendora, CA, May 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1964
- Place: Glendora, CA · GLENDORA, CA
- Location: 34.1450° N, 117.8478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendora, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1450&lon=-117.8478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1672
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1672

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0451   64/5/8  NR.GLENDORA CALIF     BELL 47G2           CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0600                    N5193B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 43, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1350 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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
          MISC-OBSCURED NATURE OF THE OBSTRUCTION.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2550                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5193B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5193B-2008-03-03), registration cancelled 2008-03-03, S/N 2174, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5193B (6)

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.

- [NTSB FTW02LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA264), Sep 25, 2002: Bell 47G-2 (N5193B), Edmondson, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high voltage power lines.
- [NTSB CHI95LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA003), Oct 3, 1994: Bell 47G2 (N5193B), Decatur, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the roller springs in the freewheeling unit of the transmission which caused the unit to disengage.
- [NTSB NYC70DFM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFM16), Jun 8, 1970: Bell 47G2 (N5193B), Danbury, CT, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX70F0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0025), Sep 4, 1968: Bell 47G-2 (N5193B), Hollywood, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX68A0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0022), Aug 18, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N5193B), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4172), Sep 26, 1964: Bell 47G2 (N5193B), Pomona, CA, substantial damage

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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