# NTSB MIA69F0050: Bell 47G, N4018A, Cape Canaverl, FL, July 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1968
- Place: Cape Canaverl, FL · CAPE CANAVERL, FL
- Location: 28.3932° N, 80.6048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Canaveral, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3932&lon=-80.6048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2136   68/7/1    CAPE CANAVERL,FLA   BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 370
        TIME - 1315                    N4018A              PX-  0  0  2  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE CANAVERAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4018A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4018A-1979-05-22), registration cancelled 1979-05-22, S/N 354 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape Canaveral

## Other investigations on N4018A (1)

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 UNK64X2908](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2908), Jul 18, 1964: Bell 47D1 (N4018A), Waverly, FL, 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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