# NTSB CHI66A0040: Bell 47H1, N8696E, Niles, IL, October 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1965
- Place: Niles, IL · NILES, IL
- Location: 42.0279° N, 87.8100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niles, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0279&lon=-87.8100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0622  65/10/19   NILES ILL           BELL 47H1           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2712
        TIME - 1153                    N8696E              PX-  0  0  1  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 1214 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO RELEASE SLING LOAD WHEN AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND LOAD HIT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8696E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8696E-1966-02-11), registration cancelled 1966-02-11, S/N 1368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Registry model: [Bell 47H-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (registry code 1181011) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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