# NTSB UNK64X0693: Barnes 47D1, N74090, Elizabeth City, NC, February 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1964
- Place: Elizabeth City, NC · ELIZABETH CITY, NC
- Location: 36.2942° N, 76.2381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabeth City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2942&lon=-76.2381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0693
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0693

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0044  64/2/26    ELIZABETH CITY NC   BARNES 47D1         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N74090              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74090](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74090-1971-08-24), registration cancelled 1971-08-24, S/N SA 2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARNES 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell-Barnes 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-barnes-47d1) (registry code 118084E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:                 Z

## Other investigations on N74090 (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 LAX69F0274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0274), Feb 15, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N74090), Oracle, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65A0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0087), Jun 29, 1965: Bell Barnes (N74090), Phoenix, AZ, 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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