# NTSB FTW71FPA32: Bell 47G-5, N2202W, Dallas, TX, June 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1971
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2086   71/6/7    DALLAS,TEX          BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1189
        TIME - 1300                    N2202W              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- TURNED D-WND TO TAXI,OUT OF GRND EFFECT.WND GSTS TO 22K.STRUCK FENCE,ROLLED OVER ON L SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2202W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Love Field

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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