# NTSB NYC67A0053: Bell Carson, N866Z, Richmond, VA, September 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1966
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0909  66/9/25    RICHMOND VA         BELL CARSON         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4850
        TIME - 1620                    N866Z               PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- PLT WAS FLYING PAX AT STATE FAIR. ACFT 86 LBS OVERWT AND EXCEEDED FWD CG LIMITS AT TIME OF CRASH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N866Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N866Z), registered now, S/N C-5006, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL CARSON
- Registry model: [Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (registry code 1181060) (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 N866Z (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 ATL94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA009), Oct 25, 1993: Bell 47G2 (N866Z), Billingsley, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER VERTICAL LIFTOFF WHICH RESULTED IN DYNAMIC ROLL-OVER AND THE MAIN ROTOR'S IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
- [NTSB NYC68A0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0044), Sep 15, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N866Z), Shippensburg, 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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