# NTSB MIA67A0084: Bell 47G-2, N6746D, Donelson, TN, February 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1967
- Place: Donelson, TN · DONELSON, TN
- Location: 36.1626° N, 86.6700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Donelson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1626&lon=-86.6700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0036  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6746D-2023-02-04), registration cancelled 2023-02-04, S/N 2250, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Berry Field

## Other investigations on N6746D (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 GAA20CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA062), Nov 7, 2019: Bell 47G (N6746D), Groveland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB MIA02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA101), May 28, 2002: Bell 47G-2 (N6746D), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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 FTW92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA159), Jun 14, 1992: Bell 47G-2 (N6746D), Danbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR SKID DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT GROUND.

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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