# NTSB UNK65X1496: Bell Kitz, N3087G, Orange Grove, TX, June 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1965
- Place: Orange Grove, TX · ORANGE GROVE, TX
- Location: 27.9562° N, 97.9386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange Grove, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9562&lon=-97.9386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1496
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1496

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0614   65/6/7  NR.ORANGE GROVE TEX   BELL KITZ           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N3087G              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     AGE 44, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE GROVE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HERDING CATTLE.ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED BY OWNER/PILOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3087G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3087G-2021-07-31), registration cancelled 2021-07-31, S/N T-122, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL KITZ
- Registry model: [Bell Kitz Kopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-kitz-kopters-47d1) (registry code 1180844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange Grove

## Other investigations on N3087G (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 CHI72FEA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEA46), Jun 1, 1972: Bell 47D-1 (N3087G), Haubstadt, IN, 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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