# NTSB UNK64X0738: Bell 47J, N5199B, Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), February 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1964
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0738
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0738

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0049  64/2/29    GULF OF MEXICO      BELL 47J            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1863
        TIME - 0700                    N5199B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 448 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: RUNNING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- TIEDOWN ROPE NOT REMOVED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5199B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5199B-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 1733 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heliport

## Other investigations on N5199B (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 IAD74AI063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI063), May 24, 1974: Bell 47J (N5199B), Richmond, VA, destroyed, 2 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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