# NTSB ANC69A0003: Bell 47G-2, N6708D, Minchumina, AK, July 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1968
- Place: Minchumina, AK · MINCHUMINA, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4371  68/7/25  NR.MINCHUMINA,ALAS    BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N6708D              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 36, 5200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            800 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6708D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6708D-1994-12-08), registration cancelled 1994-12-08, S/N 2189 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6708D (5)

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 LAX91LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA405), Sep 14, 1991: Bell 47G2 (N6708D), Keaau, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LANDING HARD. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRCRAFT EMITTING A VIBRATION FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.
- [NTSB FTW74FQG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG36), Dec 30, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N6708D), Stratford, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0023), Aug 27, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N6708D), Prudhoe Bay, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69A0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0041), Mar 4, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N6708D), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0317), Oct 18, 1964: Bell 47G2 (N6708D), King Salmon, 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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