# NTSB UNK64X3877: Bell 47G4, N3082G, Canton, MS, September 8, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1964
- Place: Canton, MS · CANTON, MS
- Location: 32.5984° N, 90.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5984&lon=-90.0322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3877
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3877

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0869   64/9/8  NR.CANTON MISS        BELL 47G4           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1937
        TIME - 1800                    N3082G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1717                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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 -  265
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3082G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3082G-1972-07-10), registration cancelled 1972-07-10, S/N 3154 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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