# NTSB FTW69F0497: Bell 47D1, N7735, Powell, TX, May 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1969
- Place: Powell, TX · POWELL, TX
- Location: 32.1099° N, 96.3220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1099&lon=-96.3220&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0497

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1338  69/5/13    POWELL,TEX          BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2200                    N7735               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 20, 1012 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MAIN FUEL LINE FROM GASCOLATOR TO CARB FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7735](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7735-2013-02-26), registration cancelled 2013-02-26, S/N K8117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell - K Copter 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47d1) (registry code 1180843) (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

## Other investigations on N7735 (4)

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 MKC88FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA054), Feb 21, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Nixa, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC81DCQ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ43), Jun 20, 1981: Bell 47G-2 (N7735), Sublette, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCQ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ52), Jun 12, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Holcomb, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPA09), Oct 24, 1971: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Carrollton, TX, 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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