# NTSB DEN69D0006: Bell 47G3B1, N8575F, Aspen, CO, May 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1968
- Place: Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Location: 39.1952° N, 106.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aspen, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1952&lon=-106.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1544   68/5/2  NR.ASPEN,COLO         BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5200
        TIME - 1025                    N8575F              PX-  0  1  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 1790 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- PHOTOGRAPHING SKIERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8575F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- 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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