# NTSB CHI68A0062: Bell 47G-2, N6772D, Delta, OH, January 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1968
- Place: Delta, OH · DELTA, OH
- Location: 41.5795° N, 84.0208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5795&lon=-84.0208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0349  68/1/16    DELTA,OHIO          BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2966
        TIME - 1005                    N6772D              PX-  0  0  2  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 1188 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- RT SKID DUG INTO RISING TERRAIN CAUSED UNCONTROLLED LNDG.TAXIING AT 3 FT HEIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6772D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6772D-1991-03-29), registration cancelled 1991-03-29, S/N 2256 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- 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 N6772D (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 MIA87LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA190), Jun 20, 1987: Bell 47G-2 (N6772D), Miami, FL, 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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