# NTSB NYC69F0394: Bell 47G2A1, N1215W, Dunbar, PA, April 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1969
- Place: Dunbar, PA · DUNBAR, PA
- Location: 39.9783° N, 79.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunbar, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9783&lon=-79.6147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0394
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0394

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0853   69/4/8    DUNBAR,PA           BELL 47G2A1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3080
        TIME - 1350                    N1215W              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- T/R,T/R SHAFT DAMAGED BY GRND STRIKE WHEN L SKID HIT HIDDEN ROCK CAUSING ACFT TO PITCH UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1215W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1215W-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 2596, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1215W (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 IAD75DIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIJ03), Aug 10, 1974: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Layland, WV, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73FIJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIJ25), Jun 7, 1973: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Stickney, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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