# NTSB UNK64X2908: Bell 47D1, N4018A, Waverly, FL, July 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1964
- Place: Waverly, FL · WAVERLY, FL
- Location: 27.9859° N, 81.6229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9859&lon=-81.6229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2908
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2908

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0338  64/7/18    WAVERLY FLA         BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 850
        TIME - 0632                    N4018A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   47                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4018A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018A-1979-05-22), registration cancelled 1979-05-22, S/N 354 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4018A (1)

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 MIA69F0050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0050), Jul 1, 1968: Bell 47G (N4018A), Cape Canaverl, FL, 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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