# NTSB NYC66A0083: Bell 47D1, N225B, Broqueville, PA, February 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1966
- Place: Broqueville, PA · BROQUEVILLE, PA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0020   66/2/2    BROQUEVILLE PA      BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1300
        TIME - 1230                    N225B               PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-RIGHT LANDING SKID FROZEN IN SNOW AT LIFTOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N225B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225B), registered now, S/N 149, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N225B (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 NYC70F0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0032), Jul 9, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N225B), Fairfield, PA, 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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