# NTSB UNK64X0974: Kitz Kopter D1, N6357X, Sedalia, MO, March 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1964
- Place: Sedalia, MO · SEDALIA, MO
- Location: 38.7052° N, 93.2358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedalia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7052&lon=-93.2358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0974
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0974

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0071  64/3/18    SEDALIA MO          KITZ KOPTER D1      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 12264
        TIME - 0900                    N6357X              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 617 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6357X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6357X-1972-03-22), registration cancelled 1972-03-22, S/N B110R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KITZ KOPTER D1
- Registry model: [Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-47d1) (registry code 1180844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6357X (3)

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 MIA72AM075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM075), Jan 30, 1972: Bell 47D1 (N6357X), Halls X-Rds, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MIA67A0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0007), Jul 16, 1966: Bell 47D1 (N6357X), Powell, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2624](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2624), Jul 3, 1964: Bell 47D1 (N6357X), Harlingen, TX, 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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