# NTSB MKC76FCQ32: Bell 47G, N967B, Charleston, KS, February 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1976
- Place: Charleston, KS · CHARLESTON, KS
- Location: 37.8653° N, 100.5649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8653&lon=-100.5649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152745
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0533  76/2/15    CHARLESTON,KS       BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3232
        TIME - 1345                    N967B               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLESTON,KS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PRIOR TO SLIDE-ON TYPE LNDG PLT RPTD HE FELT LIKE HE RAN OUT OF UP COLLECTIVE CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N967B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967B-2009-09-17), registration cancelled 2009-09-17, S/N 1306, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760215005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760215005739A), Feb 15, 1976: Bell 47G, Charleston, KS, Substantial damage. Prior to slide-on type lndg plt rptd he felt like he ran out of up collective ctl.

## Other investigations on N967B (1)

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 FTW78FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA032), Mar 15, 1978: Bell 47G (N967B), Eola, TX, 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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