# NTSB ANC70AA090: Bell 47G-2A, N8495E, Pilot Point, AK, June 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1970
- Place: Pilot Point, AK · PILOT POINT, AK
- Location: 57.5411° N, 157.7228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5411&lon=-157.7228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70AA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70AA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1039  70/6/20  NR.PILOT POINT,ALAS   BELL 47G-2A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4192
        TIME - 0730                    N8495E              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1150 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PILOT POINT,ALAS            PILOT POINT,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT PARKED DOWNWIND.AFTER LIFT OFF PLT PUT ACFT IN REARWARD FLT,WIND RAISED TAIL,FLOATS HIT GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8495E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8495E-1990-12-27), registration cancelled 1990-12-27, S/N 2680 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8495E (3)

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 ANC90LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA095), Jun 24, 1990: Bell B-47G2A (N8495E), Dutch Harbor, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE MANUEVERING TO AVOID TERRAIN.
- [NTSB ANC84IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84IA035), Feb 15, 1984: Bell 47G-2A (N8495E), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB ANC68A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0033), Dec 15, 1967: Bell 47G-2A (N8495E), Anchorage, AK, 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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