# NTSB UNK64X2207: Bell 47D1, N8060E, Gilbertsville, KY, June 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1964
- Place: Gilbertsville, KY · GILBERTSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.0277° N, 88.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilbertsville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0277&lon=-88.3131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2207
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2207

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0260   64/6/9    GILBERTSVILLE KY    BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N8060E              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 4061 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1970 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8060E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060E-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 97, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8060E (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 LAX81FUJ85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ85), Aug 10, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N8060E), Poston, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77DUK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUK02), Sep 14, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N8060E), Poston, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77FUJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ19), Jan 10, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N8060E), Parker, 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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