# NTSB UNK64X3311: Bell 47D1, N9713C, Rose Hill, KS, August 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1964
- Place: Rose Hill, KS · ROSE HILL, KS
- Location: 37.5703° N, 97.1360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rose Hill, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5703&lon=-97.1360&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0682   64/8/9  NR.ROSE HILL KANS     BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1455                    N9713C              PX-  0  0  1  POLICE PATROL             AGE 34, 2417 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLISON WITH WIRES DAMAGED ROTOR BLADES-LANDING MADE WITHOUT FURTHUR DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9713C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9713C-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N CH-2004, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (registry code 27027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9713C (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 FTW74DRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRA03), Jul 13, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N9713C), Sealey, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FRA65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA65), Jun 14, 1971: Bell 47D1 (N9713C), Alvin, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66A0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0006), Jul 24, 1965: Bell 47D-1 (N9713C), Wichita, KS, 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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