# NTSB FTW75DPD41: Bell 47G-5, N1365X, Fort Worth, TX, May 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1975
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1437  75/5/22  NR.FORT WORTH,TX      BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N1365X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 340 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            192 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FORT WORTH,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CYCLIC CONTROL BOOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOST. IP UN MAINTAIN CTL,CUT PWR & LND.
```

## 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: Oak Grove

## 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 19750522013109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750522013109A), May 22, 1975: Bell 47G5, Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Cyclic control boost hydraulic pressure lost. Ip un maintain ctl,cut pwr & lnd.

## 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 FTW73FPA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA20), Jan 10, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N1365X), Dallas, 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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