# NTSB FTW65A0124: Bell Scarbo, N9012R, Port Aransas, TX, June 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1965
- Place: Port Aransas, TX · PORT ARANSAS, TX
- Location: 27.8209° N, 97.0892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Aransas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8209&lon=-97.0892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0234   65/6/5  NR.PORT ARANSAS TEX   BELL SCARBO         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 12000
        TIME - 1630                    N9012R              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT TURNED OVER BY WAVES AFTER DITCHING-LEFT TANK FLOAT ARM STICKING FROM CORROSION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9012R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9012R-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL SCARBO
- Registry model: [Scarborough G-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/scarborough-g-21) (registry code 056022U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9012R (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 FTW75DPD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD44), Jun 17, 1975: Scarborough G-21 (N9012R), Ft Worth, TX, 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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