# NTSB FTW67A0105: Bell 47D1, N12512, Irving, TX, April 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1967
- Place: Irving, TX · IRVING, TX
- Location: 32.8140° N, 96.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irving, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8140&lon=-96.9489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0153  67/4/24    IRVING,TEX          BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME - 0840                    N12512              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KITZ HOPTERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- FLIGHT CONTROLS VERY SENSITIVE DUE TO REMOVAL OF MAIN ROTOR STABILIZER BARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12512](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12512-1998-04-10), registration cancelled 1998-04-10, S/N 6238 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kitz Hopters

## Other investigations on N12512 (3)

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 LAX81FVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG21), Feb 28, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Chico, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX80FVG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG22), Mar 23, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Chico, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX69F0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0027), Jun 21, 1968: Bell 47D1 (N12512), Crona D Mar, CA, 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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