# NTSB LAX70D0224: Bell 47D1, N7732, Scottdale, AZ, December 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1969
- Place: Scottdale, AZ · SCOTTDALE, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0224

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4436  69/12/15   SCOTTDALE,ARIZ      BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N7732               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1532 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            68 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTDALE,ARIZ              SCOTTDALE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7732](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7732), registered now, S/N T-514, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell-K-Copter 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g) (registry code 1181065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7732 (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 FTW79FRG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG09), Dec 6, 1978: Bell 47G-2 (N7732), Premont, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW77DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG04), Oct 26, 1976: Bell 47G (N7732), Sonora, TX, 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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