# NTSB DEN65A0087: Bell Barnes, N74090, Phoenix, AZ, June 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1965
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0087

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0460  65/6/29    PHOENIX ARIZ        BELL BARNES         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N74090              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 3100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-MATERIAL FAILURE OF ACCESSORY CASE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL PYLON AFTER LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74090](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74090-1971-08-24), registration cancelled 1971-08-24, S/N SA 2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL BARNES
- Registry model: [Bell-Barnes 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-barnes-47d1) (registry code 118084E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N74090 (2)

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 LAX69F0274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0274), Feb 15, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N74090), Oracle, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0693](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0693), Feb 26, 1964: Barnes 47D1 (N74090), Elizabeth City, NC, 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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