# NTSB MKC69F0421: Bell 47G-2, N6716D, Rosemount, MN, April 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1969
- Place: Rosemount, MN · ROSEMOUNT, MN
- Location: 44.7394° N, 93.1258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosemount, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7394&lon=-93.1258&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0421

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1226  69/4/11    ROSEMOUNT,MINN      BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1725
        TIME - 1600                    N6716D              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 496 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6716D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Southport

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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