# NTSB ANC67A0003: Bell 47G-2, N8406E, Cordova, AK, July 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1966
- Place: Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0586   66/7/7  NR.CORDOVA ALAS       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2850
        TIME - 1445                    N8406E              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTY,VARIABLE,8-12 KTS.SMALL CONFINED HELIPAD.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8406E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8406E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 2557, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8406E (2)

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 OAK77FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ26), Jun 27, 1977: Bell 47G-2 (N8406E), So Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0004), Jul 27, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N8406E), Cordova, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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