# NTSB FTW66A0075: Bell Carson, N865Z, Wetmore, TX, March 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0075

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0062   66/3/3    WETMORE TEX         BELL CARSON         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N865Z               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 36, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N865Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N865Z-2019-05-04), registration cancelled 2019-05-04, S/N C-5005, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL CARSON
- Registry model: [Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (registry code 1181060) (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N865Z (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 ERA17FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA164), Apr 21, 2017: Bell-Carson 47G Super C 4 (N865Z), Timmonsville, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to maneuver the helicopter at a low altitude near trees, which resulted in collision with the trees.

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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