# NTSB NYC66A0111: Bell 47G-2, N6752D, Bayside, VA, April 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1966
- Place: Bayside, VA · BAYSIDE, VA
- Location: 37.7548° N, 75.7129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayside, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7548&lon=-75.7129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0276   66/4/4    BAYSIDE VA          BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 689
        TIME - 1750                    N6752D              PX-  0  1  1  POLICE PATROL             TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- FAILED PART-BOLT AN 174-30,RESULTING IN LOSS OF FORE AND AFT CYCLIC CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6752D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6752D-2013-07-02), registration cancelled 2013-07-02, S/N 2243, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6752D (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 IAD74FID36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID36), May 1, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N6752D), Norfolk, VA, destroyed
- [NTSB DIA68A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0003), Jul 26, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N6752D), Frisco, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66A0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0014), Jul 27, 1965: Bell 47G2 (N6752D), Hollywood, MD, 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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