# NTSB FTW68A0029: Bell 47D1, N8116, Irving, TX, September 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0634   67/9/8    IRVING,TEX          BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2000
        TIME - 1220                    N8116               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - K-COPTER HELIPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- UNSECURED TIEDOWN CHAIN BLEW ONTO AND SNAGGED SKID ON LIFT OFF FROM TRAILER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8116](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8116-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N K763, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-47d1) (registry code 1180844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: K-Copter Heliport

## Other investigations on N8116 (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 LAX69D0326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0326), Apr 30, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N8116), Calabasas, 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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