# NTSB FTW70F0064: Bell 47D1, N7734, Richardson, TX, June 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1969
- Place: Richardson, TX · RICHARDSON, TX
- Location: 32.9723° N, 96.7081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richardson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9723&lon=-96.7081&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1796  69/6/28    RICHARDSON,TEX      BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1973
        TIME - 2125                    N7734               PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIGHT-SEEING FLTS AT FAIR.DURING HOVERING TURN INTO 10K WIND,ACFT WAS ALLOWED TO DRIFT DOWNWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7734](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7734-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N K-853 (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)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7734 (3)

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 CHI75FEV31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV31), Apr 21, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N7734), Shawneetown, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI72FEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV35), May 20, 1972: Bell 47D1 (N7734), Fairfield, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71DQG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DQG51), Jun 26, 1970: Bell 47D1 (N7734), Hale Center, 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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