# NTSB UNK64X3350: Bell 47G4, N3064G, Blakely, GA, August 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1964
- Place: Blakely, GA · BLAKELY, GA
- Location: 31.3809° N, 84.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakely, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3809&lon=-84.9270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3350
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3350

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0704  64/8/12    BLAKELY GA          BELL 47G4           CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 10000
        TIME - 1800                    N3064G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EARLY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- OVERLOAD FAILURE TRANSMISSION DRIVING FLANGE SCREWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3064G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3064G-2005-09-27), registration cancelled 2005-09-27, S/N 3151, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Early County

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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