# NTSB ANC69A0053: Bell 47G-2, N6701D, Oliktok, AK, May 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1969
- Place: Oliktok, AK · OLIKTOK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0777   69/5/6  NR.OLIKTOK,ALAS       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3800
        TIME - 0915                    N6701D              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ICY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- PLT APPLIED FULL AFT CYCLIC TO JUMP SNOW BANK IN HIS PATH,T/R HIT GRND.SKI EQUIPPED.TAIL WIND 10K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6701D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6701D-2013-09-13), registration cancelled 2013-09-13, S/N 2188, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6701D (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 LAX80FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA063), Mar 8, 1980: Bell 47G2 (N6701D), Brentwood, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK75DVD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD03), Jul 6, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N6701D), Linden, CA, 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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