# NTSB FTW68A0079: Bell 206A, N6270N, Saginaw, TX, March 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1968
- Place: Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0079
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0079

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2005  68/3/13    SAGINAW,TEX         BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2293
        TIME - 1540                    N6270N              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLOBE PLANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- INSTR STATED ROLL-OVER OCCURRED DURING LIFT-OFF,STUDENT STATED DURING ATTEMPTED LDG FROM HOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6270N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6270N-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 137, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Globe Plant

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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