# NTSB FTW66A0070: Bell 47G, N586T, Wetmore, TX, February 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1966
- Place: Wetmore, TX · WETMORE, TX
- Location: 29.5644° N, 98.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetmore, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5644&lon=-98.4192&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0061  66/2/10    WETMORE TEX         BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 229
        TIME - 1015                    N586T               PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOTS 1ST SOLO IN HELICOPTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N586T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N586T-2013-09-30), registration cancelled 2013-09-30, S/N 207, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N586T (5)

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 MIA85LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA214), Jul 18, 1985: Bell 47D1 (N586T), Moultrie, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA134), Apr 12, 1984: Bell 47D1 (N586T), Berlin, GA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA77DLG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLG20), Jun 25, 1977: Bell 47D (N586T), Oswego, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG02), Jul 5, 1972: Bell 47D1 (N586T), Dalzell, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DLG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG09), Aug 20, 1971: Bell 47D-1 (N586T), Rembert, SC, 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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