# NTSB MKC69F0410: Bell 47G-2, N6729D, Red Wing, MN, April 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1969
- Place: Red Wing, MN · RED WING, MN
- Location: 44.5625° N, 92.5338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Wing, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5625&lon=-92.5338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0410
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0410

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0859  69/4/18    RED WING,MINN       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N6729D              PX-  0  0  2  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 32, 718 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PLT APPLIED EXCESSIVE COLLECTIVE PITCH IN ATTEMPT TO LEVEL ACFT ON GRND.ACFT FLEW AHEAD INTO SHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6729D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6729D-1981-05-11), registration cancelled 1981-05-11, S/N 2233 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6729D (2)

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 MIA79FLA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA34-202538), Aug 12, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N6729D), Omega, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA77FKG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG62), Aug 8, 1977: Bell 47G-2 (N6729D), Brookfield, GA, destroyed

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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