# NTSB ANC67A0037: Bell 47G-2, N2816B, Anchorage, AK, October 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1966
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1030  66/10/16 NR.ANCHORAGE ALAS     BELL 47G-2          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5559
        TIME - 0940                    N2816B              PX-  0  1  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OIL RIG TENDER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
          PILOT-FAILED TO REMOVE ALL TIE DOWN LINES.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT SANK IN COOK INLET. T/O FROM OIL RIG BARGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2816B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816B-1972-04-07), registration cancelled 1972-04-07, S/N 1466 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Oil Rig Tender

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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