# NTSB CHI76AC012: Bell 47G, N441FD, Chicago, IL, August 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1975
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3587  75/8/13    CHICAGO,IL          BELL 47G            CR-  1  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1447                    N441FD              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 40, 2047 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL C MEIGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHICAGO,IL                  LOCAL                        CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
          PILOT-DNWND ATMTD TO RIGHT ACFT WITH FWD SPEED.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSV AND DIVER ON R FLOAT ROTOR BLADE HIT WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N441FD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N441FD-1976-02-20), registration cancelled 1976-02-20, S/N 6862, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G3B2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (registry code 1181025) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs

## 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 19750813040939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750813040939A), Aug 13, 1975: Bell 47G3B2A, Chicago, IL, Destroyed. Obsv and diver on r float rotor blade hit water. Pilot-dnwnd atmtd to right acft with fwd speed.

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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