# NTSB FTW73FPA20: Bell 47G-5, N1365X, Dallas, TX, January 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1973
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0160  73/1/10    DALLAS,TEX          BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 890
        TIME - 1145                    N1365X              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- MISJUDGED PWR RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1365X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1365X-1982-09-08), registration cancelled 1982-09-08, S/N 7835 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garland

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730110000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730110000209A), Jan 10, 1973: Bell 47G5, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Misjudged pwr recovery from practice autorotation

## Other investigations on N1365X (2)

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 FTW75DPD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD41), May 22, 1975: Bell 47G-5 (N1365X), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0023), Aug 11, 1966: Bell 47G-5 (N1365X), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed

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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