# NTSB FTW67A0003: Bell 47G-4, N1128W, Borger, TX, July 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1966
- Place: Borger, TX · BORGER, TX
- Location: 35.6594° N, 101.4024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6594&lon=-101.4024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0611   66/7/5  NR.BORGER TEX         BELL 47G-4          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 4580
        TIME - 1730                    N1128W              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      97
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WAS HOVERING ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE SWAMP FULL OF HIGH REEDS.DENSITY ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 6000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1128W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1128W-2000-03-28), registration cancelled 2000-03-28, S/N 3152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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