# NTSB UNK66X0159: Bell 47G-2, N864Z, Kingston, Jamaica, July 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1966
- Place: Kingston, Jamaica · KINGSTON, Jamaica
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0055  66/7/26    KINGSTON JAMAICA    BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N864Z               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  42, 965 TOTAL HOURS, 180
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N864Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N864Z), registered now, S/N C-5004, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (registry code 1181060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N864Z (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 MIA73FKT53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT53), Jan 22, 1973: Bell 47G (N864Z), Miami Beach, FL, 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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