# NTSB FTW71FPG49: Bell 47D, N5235N, Bradley, AR, April 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1971
- Place: Bradley, AR · BRADLEY, AR
- Location: 33.1001° N, 93.6569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradley, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1001&lon=-93.6569&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1330  71/4/20    BRADLEY,ARK         BELL 47D            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N5235N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 9574 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            74 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRADLEY,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: STABILIZING SURFACES-DAMPERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD ACFT IN HOVER,STABILIZER BAR FAILED,ACFT ROLLED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5235N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5235N-1993-12-22), registration cancelled 1993-12-22, S/N 2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D
- Registry model: [Bell-Campbell CH-G2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-campbell-ch-g2) (registry code 118084F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Robinson

## Other investigations on N5235N (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 CHI86FER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER14), Jul 18, 1986: Bell-Campbell CHG-2 (N5235N), Brooklyn Park, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80FEI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI38), Aug 22, 1980: Bell 47 (N5235N), Norwalk, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI04), Jul 19, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N5235N), Celeryville, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66A0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0037), Oct 15, 1965: Bell CHG2 (N5235N), Vivian, LA, 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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