# NTSB MIA70D0009: Bell 47G, N10175, Groveland, FL, May 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1969
- Place: Groveland, FL · GROVELAND, FL
- Location: 28.6429° N, 81.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6429&lon=-81.7945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1639   69/5/4    GROVELAND,FLA       BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2255
        TIME - 1830                    N10175              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 920 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED
        REMARKS- FLT TEST AFTER MAINTENANCE. T/R CONTROL CABLES CROSSED. ACFT MODIFIED TO EL TOMCAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10175](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10175), registered now, S/N 1272, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N10175 (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 ATL87LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA229), Aug 10, 1987: Bell 47G (TOM CAT) (N10175), Dothan, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71FKT46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKT46), Mar 16, 1971: Bell 47G (N10175), Loxahatchee, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0149), Sep 2, 1968: Bell 47G (N10175), Merigold, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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