# NTSB ANC67A0038: Bell 47G-4A, N8576F, Kenai, AK, October 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1966
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0038-120958

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0998   66/10/8   KENAI ALAS          BELL 47G-4A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 10000
        TIME - 1420                    N8576F              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT ON BARGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GUARD RAILS ON OIL WELL DRILLING BARGE IN COOK INLET
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8576F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8576F-1979-04-12), registration cancelled 1979-04-12, S/N 7518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heliport On Barge

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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