# NTSB FTW67A0042: Bell 47G2A1, N73997, Vici, OK, September 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1966
- Place: Vici, OK · VICI, OK
- Location: 36.1488° N, 99.2994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vici, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1488&lon=-99.2994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0903  66/9/12    VICI OKLA           BELL 47G2A1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2720
        TIME - 1015                    N73997              PX-  0  0  2  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- X-WIND TAKEOFF.USED 1/2 AVAILABLE TAKEOFF AREA,LOST ROTOR RPM ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73997](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73997-1983-11-17), registration cancelled 1983-11-17, S/N 2880 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73997 (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 SEA81DYP26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP26), Jul 9, 1981: Bell 47G-2A (N73997), Moses Lake, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC69A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0053), Mar 19, 1969: Bell 47G2A1 (N73997), Kansas City, KS, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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