# NTSB DEN82FTI03: Bell 47D1, N112B, Haugen, MT, October 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1981
- Place: Haugen, MT · HAUGEN, MT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTI03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3306  81/10/27   HAUGEN,MT           BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1700
        TIME - 1500                    N112B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAUGEN,MT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                45
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD GND FOG APRX 5 MI AFT DEPG HUNTING CAMP.UN TO RTRN TO CAMP SITE BFG GND FOG MOVED IN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N112B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112B-1991-03-25), registration cancelled 1991-03-25, S/N 47B32 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811027000019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811027000019A), Oct 27, 1981: Bell 47D1, Haugen, MT, Substantial damage. Encountered ground fog. Elected to land in trees . Pilot not rated, no medical or biennial flight review.

## Other investigations on N112B (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 SEA73FYC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC17), Feb 2, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N112B), Portland, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68A0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0045), Nov 21, 1967: Bell 47D1 (N112B), Antioch, CA, 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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