# NTSB FTW69F0379: Bell 47G-2, N8420E, Nederland, TX, February 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1969
- Place: Nederland, TX · NEDERLAND, TX
- Location: 29.9693° N, 94.0017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nederland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9693&lon=-94.0017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0379
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0379

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0516   69/2/9    NEDERLAND,TEX       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2483
        TIME - 0945                    N8420E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- STRUCK PUMP HOUSE.ACFT ROTATED,PLT SAID L PEDAL JAMMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8420E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- 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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