# NTSB CHI67A0137: Bell 47G, N867Z, Joliet, IL, June 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1967
- Place: Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Location: 41.5250° N, 88.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5250&lon=-88.0817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0251  67/6/23    JOLIET,ILL          BELL 47G            CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1420                    N867Z               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 18000 TOTAL HOURS, 14
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET MUNIC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N867Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N867Z-2018-02-21), registration cancelled 2018-02-21, S/N C-5007, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (registry code 1181060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Joliet Munic

## Other investigations on N867Z (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 NYC07LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA146), Jun 20, 2007: Bell-Carson 47G-Super C-4 (N867Z), Wall Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total failure of the number one connecting rod during approach.

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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