# NTSB ANC69A0027: Bell 47G-4A, N1396X, Kenai, AK, November 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1968
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4219   68/11/4 NR.KENAI,ALAS         BELL 47G-4A         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4739
        TIME - 0913                    N1396X              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2570 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- IMPROPER LDG ON MT LEDGE,T/R NOT OVER EDGE,T/R HIT BUSH.ROLLED DOWN MT.BLOOD ALCOHOL 94 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1396X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1396X), registered now, S/N 7570, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1396X (2)

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 CEN15LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA322), Jul 24, 2015: Bell 47G 4A (N1396X), Gilbert, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because the available fuel shifted within the tanks due to an abrupt nose-low maneuver to avoid an obstacle, which resulted in a hard forced…
- [NTSB SEA74AS030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS030), Jan 20, 1974: Bell 47G-4A (N1396X), Wapato, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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