# NTSB FTW70FPD03: Bell 47G-5, N2252W, Saginaw, TX, January 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1970
- Place: Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
- Location: 32.8657° N, 97.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8657&lon=-97.3657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FPD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPD03

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0009  70/1/16    SAGINAW,TEX         BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N2252W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 2651 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            454 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELL GLOBE PLANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAGINAW,TEX                 SAGINAW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICING HOVERING AUTOROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2252W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2252W-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 7966, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bell Globe Plant

## Other investigations on N2252W (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 LAX84LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA341), Jun 9, 1984: Bell 47G-5 (N2252W), Oceanside, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX83FUM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUM07), Jun 14, 1983: Bell 47G-5 (N2252W), Valley Center, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FUQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ21), Mar 27, 1978: Bell 47G (N2252W), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX75FUQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ05), Jul 17, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N2252W), Oceanside, CA, 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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