# NTSB UNK64X3891: Bell 47G2, N2874B, Earlimart, CA, September 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1964
- Place: Earlimart, CA · EARLIMART, CA
- Location: 35.8914° N, 119.2721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Earlimart, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8914&lon=-119.2721&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 January 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3891
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3891

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0728   64/9/9  NR.EARLIMART CALIF    BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 650
        TIME - 0828                    N2874B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT ASSURE LOADING HOSE WAS REMOVED AND LOADER DID NOT REMOVE IT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2874B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2874B-1988-03-10), registration cancelled 1988-03-10, S/N 1987 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2874B (4)

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 LAX85LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA400), Sep 21, 1985: Bell 47G-2 (N2874B), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76DVM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVM20), Dec 14, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N2874B), Salinas, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70DVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVM04), Feb 24, 1970: Bell 47G-2 (N2874B), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70D0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0043), Jul 10, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N2874B), Hollister, 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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