# NTSB MIA69D0307: Bell 47G-2, N1200W, Crossville, TN, November 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1968
- Place: Crossville, TN · CROSSVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9515° N, 85.0306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9515&lon=-85.0306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191819
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0307
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0307

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4420  68/11/27   CROSSVILLE,TENN     BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0625                    N1200W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 39, 1614 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1339 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AUTOROTATIVE APPROACH IN AREA DENSE WITH TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1200W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1200W-1991-04-30), registration cancelled 1991-04-30, S/N 2669 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1200W (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 ATL87LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA252), Sep 8, 1987: Bell 47G-2A (N1200W), Mc Intosh, AL, destroyed
- [NTSB DIA69F0185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0185), Apr 26, 1969: Bell 47G-2A (N1200W), Mt Savage, MD, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC67A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0014), Jul 16, 1966: Bell 47G-2A (N1200W), Kimballton, VA, 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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