# NTSB FTW68A0080: Bell 47D1, N8282E, Greenville, TX, March 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1968
- Place: Greenville, TX · GREENVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.1384° N, 96.1108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1384&lon=-96.1108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0507  68/3/16    GREENVILLE,TEX      BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N8282E              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 37, 4585 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            16 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- OVER-CONTROLLED IN ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE EXCESSIVE FORWARD SPEED TOO ABRUPTLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8282E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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