# NTSB NYC68D0427: Bell 47J-2A, N1140W, Concord Twp, PA, April 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1968
- Place: Concord Twp, PA · CONCORD TWP, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0427
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0427

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0799   68/4/3    CONCORD TWP,PA      BELL 47J-2A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5000
        TIME - 1730                    N1140W              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1140W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1140W-1977-07-06), registration cancelled 1977-07-06, S/N 3118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1140W (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 NYC75AN108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN108), May 20, 1975: Bell 47J-2A (N1140W), Philadelphia, 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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