# NTSB DIA69F0082: Carson-Bell 47-G, N617X, Sandston, VA, October 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1968
- Place: Sandston, VA · SANDSTON, VA
- Location: 37.5131° N, 77.3130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5131&lon=-77.3130&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3291   68/10/8   SANDSTON,VA         CARSON-BELL 47-G    CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4754
        TIME - 0725                    N617X               PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO PARK ACFT CLOSE TO HANGER.M/R STRUCK HANGAR DOOR SUPPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N617X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617X), registered now, S/N C-5016, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARSON-BELL 47-G
- Registry model: [Bell-Carson 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g) (registry code 1181001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Byrd

## Other investigations on N617X (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 MKC77FCJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCJ20), May 17, 1977: Bell 47G (N617X), Elgin, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ59), Jun 11, 1975: Carson Rell 47G (N617X), Oakdale, NE, 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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