# NTSB MIA67A0007: Bell 47D1, N6357X, Powell, TN, July 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1966
- Place: Powell, TN · POWELL, TN
- Location: 36.0359° N, 84.0297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0359&lon=-84.0297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171680
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0617  66/7/16    POWELL TENN         BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2300
        TIME - 1100                    N6357X              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- PILOT GIVEN LIFT-OFF SIGNAL BEFORE SLING LOAD WAS PROPERLY ATTACHED.MAN INJURED ESCAPING BLADES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6357X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6357X-1972-03-22), registration cancelled 1972-03-22, S/N B110R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-47d1) (registry code 1180844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Powell

## Other investigations on N6357X (3)

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 MIA72AM075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM075), Jan 30, 1972: Bell 47D1 (N6357X), Halls X-Rds, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X2624](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2624), Jul 3, 1964: Bell 47D1 (N6357X), Harlingen, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0974](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0974), Mar 18, 1964: Kitz Kopter D1 (N6357X), Sedalia, MO, 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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