- Date
- February 14, 1967
- Place
- Donelson, TN · DONELSON, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N6746DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119067
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0036 67/2/14 DONELSON TENN BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2820 TIME - 1420 N6746D PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1620 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRY FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER REMARKS- PASSENGER DEPLANED AND WALKED INTO TAIL ROTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6746D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Berry Field
N6746DRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N6746D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA20CA062Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGroveland, FLThe student pilot's improper cyclic input after a reported hydraulic failure, the reason for which could not be determined, and his failure to follow the emergency procedures, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB MIA02LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBunnell, FLThe failure of the student pilot to secure the rotorcraft floorboard mounted ballast, resulting in shifting of the ballast on liftoff, and the subsequent dynamic rollover.NTSB FTW92LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDanbury, TXThe failure of the landing gear skid due to internal corrosion. A factor was the soft ground.