# NTSB FTW65A0071: Bell 47J2, N513T, Venice, LA, January 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1965
- Place: Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0012  65/1/12  NR.VENICE LA          BELL 47J2           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 15020
        TIME - 0810                    N513T               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK WATER DURING LANDING ON SOIL BANK IN CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N513T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513T-1965-01-19), registration cancelled 1965-01-19, S/N 3111, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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