# NTSB DEN65A0084: Bell B-47G3, N6788D, 10sw Payson, AZ, June 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1965
- Place: 10sw Payson, AZ · 10SW PAYSON, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65A0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0474  65/6/25    10SW PAYSON ARIZ    BELL B-47G3         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2500
        TIME - 0537                    N6788D              PX-  0  0  2  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- PILOT INTENDED TO TERMINATE LANDING APPROACH IN A HOVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6788D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6788D-1986-05-05), registration cancelled 1986-05-05, S/N 2595 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL B-47G3
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (registry code 1181024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6788D (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 DEN66A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0008), Jul 12, 1965: Bell 47G3B (N6788D), Phoenix, AZ, 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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