# NTSB MIA66A0119: Bell 47G-2, N5182B, Lafollette, TN, April 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1966
- Place: Lafollette, TN · LAFOLLETTE, TN
- Location: 36.3717° N, 84.1256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Follette, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3717&lon=-84.1256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0921  66/4/10    LAFOLLETTE TENN     BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1910
        TIME - 1140                    N5182B              PX-  0  1  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 1750 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      48
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           40                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AIR-EVACUATION FLT. WIND GUSTING TO 40 KTS AT T/O. ACFT DRIFTED,STRUCK TREE.SIZE T/O AREA MARGINAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5182B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5182B-1993-11-23), registration cancelled 1993-11-23, S/N 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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