# NTSB ANC66A0023: Bell 47G-2, N6719D, Umiat, AK, June 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1965
- Place: Umiat, AK · UMIAT, AK
- Location: 69.3669° N, 152.1442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Umiat, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.3669&lon=-152.1442&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0770  65/6/24  NR.UMIAT ALAS         BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1800
        TIME - 1400                    N6719D              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR STRUCK METAL SURVEY ROD CARRIED BY PERSON APPROACHING TO BOARD HELICOPTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6719D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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