# NTSB UNK64X3219: Bell 47G3B1, N30856, Jordan Valley, OR, August 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1964
- Place: Jordan Valley, OR · JORDAN VALLEY, OR
- Location: 42.9793° N, 117.0574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jordan Valley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9793&lon=-117.0574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3219
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3219

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0603   64/8/4  NR.JORDAN VALLEY ORE  BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7500
        TIME - 0705                    N30856              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CLOVER                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - OTHER
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4200
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N30856 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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