# NTSB UNK64X2180: Bell 47G2A, N73227, Montello, WI, June 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1964
- Place: Montello, WI · MONTELLO, WI
- Location: 43.7944° N, 89.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montello, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7944&lon=-89.3332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0885   64/6/7    MONTELLO WIS        BELL 47G2A          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N73227              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     AGE 43, 14460 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 803 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73227](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73227-2000-12-08), registration cancelled 2000-12-08, S/N 2708 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73227 (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 MIA70D0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0017), Jun 17, 1969: Bell 47G-2A (N73227), Fort Myers, FL, 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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