# NTSB ANC70A0022: Bell 47G-2, N953, Point Barrow, AK, August 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1969
- Place: Point Barrow, AK · POINT BARROW, AK
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3104  69/8/25    POINT BARROW,ALAS   BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1240                    N953                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            1647 TOTAL HOURS, 1234 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAD RIVER,ALAS              POINT BARROW,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N953](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953-1998-01-02), registration cancelled 1998-01-02, S/N 1398 (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 N953 (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 LAX84LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA366), Jun 25, 1984: Bell 47G-2 (N953), Concord, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX81FVD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD24), May 11, 1981: Bell 47G-2 (N953), Oakland, 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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