# NTSB ANC69A0008: Bell 47G-4, N3093G, Miller House, AK, August 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1968
- Place: Miller House, AK · MILLER HOUSE, AK
- Location: 65.5242° N, 145.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miller House, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5242&lon=-145.2161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3330  68/8/13    MILLER HOUSE,ALAS   BELL 47G-4          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1410                    N3093G              PX-  1  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 53, 10050 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3950 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ON APPROACH TO A HOVER AT APPROX 9 FT,ACFT WAS CAUGHT IN A SEVERE WHIRLWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3093G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3093G-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 3360, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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