ANC65A0047

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G3 · Anchorage, AK · April 27, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1965
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8413EBell 47G3
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179305

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0366  65/4/27  NR.ANCHORAGE ALAS     BELL 47G3           CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 10000
        TIME - 1125                    N8413E              PX-  0  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-IMPROPER TAKE OFF TECHNIQUE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK ROCK OUTCROPPING-ROLLED DOWN MOUNTAN

Aircraft

Registration
N8413E
Reported as
Bell 47G3
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.