# NTSB FTW72FPD44: Bell 47G-2, N1721, Smithfield, TX, May 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1972
- Place: Smithfield, TX · SMITHFIELD, TX
- Location: 32.8710° N, 97.2153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8710&lon=-97.2153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPD44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1737  72/5/20    SMITHFIELD,TEX      BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N1721               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  29, 2789 TOTAL HOURS, 7
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHFIELD,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- IMPROPER CONTROL INPUT DURING LIFTOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1721 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mangham

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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