# NTSB FTW67A0041: Bell 47G-2, N13658, Prt Mansfield, TX, October 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1966
- Place: Prt Mansfield, TX · PRT MANSFIELD, TX
- Location: 26.5694° N, 97.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Mansfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5694&lon=-97.4423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0995   66/10/2 NR.PRT MANSFIELD TEX  BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1994
        TIME - 0930                    N13658              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1931 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXPLORATION SURVEY FLIGHT.ACFT ENTERED POWER SETTLING AFTER A SLOW DOWNWIND TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13658](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13658-1971-12-14), registration cancelled 1971-12-14, S/N 658 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N13658 (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 FTW65A0105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0105-179819), Apr 17, 1965: Bell 47G2 (N13658), Marsh Island, LA, 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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