# NTSB ANC70A0009: Bell 47G-3B, N73242, Barrow, AK, July 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1969
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2233  69/7/22    BARROW,ALAS         BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N73242              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              31, 3228 TOTAL HOURS, 458
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNBALANCED LOAD IN CARGO SLING. RAN OUT OF L CYCLIC. UNABLE TO LEVEL ACFT FOR LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73242](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73242-1980-08-11), registration cancelled 1980-08-11, S/N 2774 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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