# NTSB UNK65X1123: Bell 47J, N6771D, Intracoastal C, LA, December 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1964
- Place: Intracoastal C, LA · INTRACOASTAL C, LA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0947  64/12/24   INTRACOASTAL C LA   BELL 47J            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2207
        TIME - 0705                    N6771D              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTRACOASTAL CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- TIE ROPE NOT REMOVED FROM RIGHT FRONT SKID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6771D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6771D-1980-11-07), registration cancelled 1980-11-07, S/N 1795 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Intracoastal City

## Other investigations on N6771D (1)

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 IAD78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA031), Jan 10, 1978: Bell 47J (N6771D), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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