# NTSB FTW67A0023: Bell 47G-5, N1365X, Wichita Falls, TX, August 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1966
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX · WICHITA FALLS, TX
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0715  66/8/11    WICHITA FALLS TEX   BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5125
        TIME - 1730                    N1365X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KICKAPOO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE
        REMARKS- ONE M/R BLADE STRUCK A 5 INCH STEEL PIPE THAT PROTRUDED 12 FT OUT FROM FRONT OF HANGAR AT ROOFLINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1365X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1365X-1982-09-08), registration cancelled 1982-09-08, S/N 7835 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kickapoo

## Other investigations on N1365X (2)

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 FTW75DPD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD41), May 22, 1975: Bell 47G-5 (N1365X), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73FPA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA20), Jan 10, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N1365X), Dallas, 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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