# NTSB CHI75FEI31: K-Copter 47G-2, N7730, Wakeman, OH, February 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1975
- Place: Wakeman, OH · WAKEMAN, OH
- Location: 41.2532° N, 82.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wakeman, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2532&lon=-82.4027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0454   75/2/1    WAKEMAN,OH          K-COPTER 47G-2      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1510                    N7730               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  48, 14152 TOTAL HOURS, 38
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORTNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAKEMAN,OH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ABT 40FT AGL,DSCNDD RAPIDLY,LNDD TAIL FIRST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7730](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7730), registered now, S/N K821, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: K-COPTER 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell-K-Copter 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g-2) (registry code 1181066) (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
- Airport: Ortner

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750201004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750201004139A), Feb 1, 1975: Bell 47G2, Wakeman, OH, Destroyed. Abt 40FT AGL,dscndd rapidly,lndd tail first.

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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