# NTSB MIA75FKQ32: Bell 47G4, N1198W, Jackson, MS, May 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1975
- Place: Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKQ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1020  75/5/14    JACKSON,MS          BELL 47G4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1543
        TIME - 0935                    N1198W              PX-  0  0  0  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, 573 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWKINS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- POST ACDT EXAM OF CARB REVEALED NUMEROUS DROPLETS OF WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1198W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198W-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 2952, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawkins Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750514010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514010839A), May 14, 1975: Bell 47G4, Jackson, MS, Substantial damage. Post acdt exam of carb revealed numerous droplets of water.

## Other investigations on N1198W (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 ATL81DA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DA085), Jun 24, 1981: Bell 47G-4 (N1198W), Jackson, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0086), May 30, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N1198W), Luna, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0065), Apr 11, 1965: Bell 47G3B1 (N1198W), Payson, AZ, 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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