# NTSB NYC69A0105: Bell 47D1, N6598D, Gettysburg, PA, May 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1969
- Place: Gettysburg, PA · GETTYSBURG, PA
- Location: 39.8306° N, 77.2341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8306&lon=-77.2341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1100  69/5/25    GETTYSBURG,PA       BELL 47D1           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 775
        TIME - 1350                    N6598D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATTLEFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PRACTISING AG TURNS. LOST ALT OVER TREES DUE TO NEAR VERTICAL BANKED TURN,ZERO FORWARD SPEED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6598D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6598D-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 458, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Battlefield

## Other investigations on N6598D (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 NYC68F0500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0500), Jun 4, 1968: Bell 47D-1 (N6598D), Bangor, PA, destroyed

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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