# NTSB FTW70D0069: Bell 47J, N6765D, Freeport, TX, July 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1969
- Place: Freeport, TX · FREEPORT, TX
- Location: 28.9433° N, 95.3561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9433&lon=-95.3561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1802  69/7/12    FREEPORT,TEX        BELL 47J            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2388
        TIME - 0535                    N6765D              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 882 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING T/O WITH DAMAGED T/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6765D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6765D-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 1769 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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