# NTSB MIA70F0074: Bell 47D1, N2794A, Pigeon Forge, TN, July 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1969
- Place: Pigeon Forge, TN · PIGEON FORGE, TN
- Location: 35.7980° N, 83.5638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pigeon Forge, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7980&lon=-83.5638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2123  69/7/17    PIGEON FORGE,TENN   BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2460
        TIME - 1130                    N2794A              PX-  0  0  4  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIGEON FORGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SIGHT-SEEING FLTS.FORWARD CG LIMITS EXCEEDED WITH OVER GWT OF APRX 63LBS.L SKID BROKE AT IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2794A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2794A-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 462, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pigeon Forge

## Other investigations on N2794A (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 CHI73DEA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA37), Jun 5, 1973: Bell 47D-1 (N2794A), Bloomfield, IN, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FKQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ12), Aug 27, 1971: Bell 47D-1 (N2794A), Mt Olive, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD70A0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0013), Aug 12, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N2794A), Cherokee, NC, 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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