# NTSB UNK64X3113: Bell 47G, N616X, Dublin, PA, July 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1964
- Place: Dublin, PA · DUBLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3769° N, 75.2059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dublin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3769&lon=-75.2059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0720  64/7/29  NR.DUBLIN PA          BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1578
        TIME - 1245                    N616X               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N616X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616X-1997-03-06), registration cancelled 1997-03-06, S/N C5015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N616X (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 ATL95LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA171), Sep 21, 1995: Bell 47G (N616X), Union City, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of a #4 connecting rod bolt, which resulted in engine stoppage and a forced landing.
- [NTSB DIA69D0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0078), Sep 18, 1968: Bell 47G (N616X), Gaithersburg, MD, 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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