# NTSB ANC65A0047: Bell 47G3, N8413E, Anchorage, AK, April 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1965
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC65A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65A0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0366  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8413E-2014-11-21), registration cancelled 2014-11-21, S/N 2597, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (registry code 1181024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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