# NTSB ANC65A0048: Bell B-47J2, N8457E, Port Heiden, AK, April 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1965
- Place: Port Heiden, AK · PORT HEIDEN, AK
- Location: 56.9326° N, 158.6250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Heiden, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9326&lon=-158.6250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC65A0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65A0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0237  65/4/29  NR.PORT HEIDEN ALAS   BELL B-47J2         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 8000
        TIME - 1100                    N8457E              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: PICK-UP EQUIPMENT
          MISC-IMPROPERLY FABRICATED SLING FAILED TO RELEASE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT BEING USED TO RIGHT NOSED DOWN PA-18.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8457E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457E-1971-03-19), registration cancelled 1971-03-19, S/N 1830 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL B-47J2
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104) (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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