# NTSB NYC68A0179: Bell 47H-1, N8010E, Canton, MA, June 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1967
- Place: Canton, MA · CANTON, MA
- Location: 42.1584° N, 71.1448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1584&lon=-71.1448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0179
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0179

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0758  67/6/15    CANTON,MASS         BELL 47H-1          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 369
        TIME - 1400                    N8010E              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 308 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE NR CANTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- SCISSORS LVR TO CTL ROD CLEVIS ATTACH BOLT MISSG 2 SWSH PLT SWIVEL LNK BOLTS REPLCD BFOR THIS FLT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8010E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8010E-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 1355, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H-1
- Registry model: [Bell 47H-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (registry code 1181011) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Nr Canton

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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