# NTSB UNK64X3437: Bell 47G3B1, N1127W, Castries Bwi, São Tomé & Príncipe, August 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1964
- Place: Castries Bwi, São Tomé & Príncipe · CASTRIES BWI, St Lucia
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3437

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0057  64/8/17    CASTRIES BWI        BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1735                    N1127W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        42, 7100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1127W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1127W-1970-09-30), registration cancelled 1970-09-30, S/N 2922 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1127W (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 DEN66A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0023), Sep 28, 1965: Bell 47G3B1 (N1127W), Monticello, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DEN65A0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0073), May 21, 1965: Bell 47G3B1 (N1127W), Glenwood Spg, CO, 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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