# NTSB FTW69D0441: Bell 47G-4A, N1438W, Austin, TX, March 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1969
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0441
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0441

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0541  69/3/13    AUSTIN,TEX          BELL 47G-4A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 815
        TIME - 1730                    N1438W              PX-  0  0  2  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 605 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMS AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO CONTACT GRND DURING HOVERING R TURN. L SKID BRACE BROKE AND T/R STRUCK GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1438W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tims Airpark

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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