# NTSB CHI68A0107: Bell 47J-2, N73258, Rice Lake, WI, June 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1968
- Place: Rice Lake, WI · RICE LAKE, WI
- Location: 45.4856° N, 91.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4856&lon=-91.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1900  68/6/14    RICE LAKE,WIS       BELL 47J-2          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4000
        TIME - 1608                    N73258              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICE LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- TEST FLT AFTER RE-INSTALLATION OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES REMOVED FOR TRAILERING-SANK IN 20 FT OF WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73258](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73258-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 1868, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rice Lake

## Other investigations on N73258 (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 MIA67A0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0102), Mar 31, 1967: Bell 47J-2 (N73258), Starke, 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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