# NTSB FTW67A0044: Bell 47J-2A, N8565F, Fort Worth, TX, October 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1966
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1000   66/10/9   FORT WORTH TEX      BELL 47J-2A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5300
        TIME - 1545                    N8565F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- CONFINED AREA SURROUNDED BY TREES.T/R STRUCK TREE.FURTHER DAMAGED ON LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8565F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8565F-1983-01-13), registration cancelled 1983-01-13, S/N 3712 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8565F (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 NYC82DA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA056), Mar 18, 1982: Bell 47J-2A (N8565F), Emmaus, PA, 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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