# NTSB DEN71DXA15: Bell 47G3B2, N2205W, Saratoga, WY, January 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1971
- Place: Saratoga, WY · SARATOGA, WY
- Location: 41.4524° N, 106.8117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saratoga, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4524&lon=-106.8117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DXA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0451  71/1/14    SARATOGA,WYO        BELL 47G3B2         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 3900
        TIME - 1100                    N2205W              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOLTON RANCH,WYO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      TAKEOFF: RUNNING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: RUNNING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- T/R FAILED ON TKOF AT 20FT ALT DUE TO STRIKING UNKN OBJ. NMRS LDGS IN HILLY,BRUSH,SNWCVRD TRRN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2205W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2205W-1981-01-20), registration cancelled 1981-01-20, S/N 6738, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2205W (1)

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 DEN76AD073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD073), Sep 25, 1976: Bell 47G3B2 (N2205W), Mantua, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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