# NTSB ANC68A0033: Bell 47G-2A, N8495E, Anchorage, AK, December 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1967
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0851  67/12/15 NR.ANCHORAGE,ALAS     BELL 47G-2A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 9800
        TIME - 2215                    N8495E              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DURING ATTEMPT TO HOVER TAXI OUT OF A FOG BK PLT LOST GRND REF IN BLOWING SNOW.DOWNED COLLECTIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8495E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8495E-1990-12-27), registration cancelled 1990-12-27, S/N 2680 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8495E (3)

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 ANC90LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA095), Jun 24, 1990: Bell B-47G2A (N8495E), Dutch Harbor, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE MANUEVERING TO AVOID TERRAIN.
- [NTSB ANC84IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84IA035), Feb 15, 1984: Bell 47G-2A (N8495E), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB ANC70AA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA090), Jun 20, 1970: Bell 47G-2A (N8495E), Pilot Point, AK, 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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