# NTSB CHI67A0116: Bell 47G, N2469B, Greenville, MI, April 11, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1967
- Place: Greenville, MI · GREENVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.1796° N, 85.2540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1796&lon=-85.2540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0116

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0515  67/4/11    GREENVILLE,MICH     BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N2469B              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           AGE 38, 5388 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL WHEN SLING LOAD DUG INTO SOFT TERRAIN.CHOSEN AREA HAD MARGINAL MANEUVERING SPACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2469B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2469B), registered now, S/N 1446 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greenville

## Other investigations on N2469B (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 LAX75FUJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ78), Apr 30, 1975: Bell 47G (N2469B), Apache Jnctn, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67A0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0009), Jul 22, 1966: Bell 47G (N2469B), Greenville, MI, 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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