# NTSB MKC66A0006: Bell 47D-1, N9713C, Wichita, KS, July 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1965
- Place: Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0527  65/7/24    WICHITA KANS        BELL 47D-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N9713C              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 32, 1670 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICHITA MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY PILOT PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PILOT PASS TURNED TROTTLE WRONG WAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9713C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9713C-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N CH-2004, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D-1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (registry code 27027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wichita Mun

## Other investigations on N9713C (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 FTW74DRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA03), Jul 13, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N9713C), Sealey, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FRA65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA65), Jun 14, 1971: Bell 47D1 (N9713C), Alvin, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3311), Aug 9, 1964: Bell 47D1 (N9713C), Rose Hill, KS, 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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