# NTSB UNK65X0382: Bell 47G2A, N8458E, Battle Creek, MI, October 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1964
- Place: Battle Creek, MI · BATTLE CREEK, MI
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0382
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0382

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0798  64/10/22 NR.BATTLE CREEK MICH  BELL 47G2A          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1366
        TIME - 1210                    N8458E              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 633 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    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 - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  125                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT                     GLOVES - 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 -  940
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8458E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8458E-2017-10-20), registration cancelled 2017-10-20, S/N 2662, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8458E (2)

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 CHI93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA179), May 21, 1993: Bell 47 (N8458E), Berlin, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE THE OBSTRUCTION.
- [NTSB NYC66A0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0153), Jun 19, 1966: Bell 47G-2A (N8458E), Cranbury, NJ, 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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