# NTSB MIA67A0111: Bell 47G-3B, N8494E, Athens, AL, April 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1967
- Place: Athens, AL · ATHENS, AL
- Location: 34.8029° N, 86.9717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8029&lon=-86.9717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67A0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0267  67/4/24    ATHENS,ALA          BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2100
        TIME - 0945                    N8494E              PX-  0  2  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- POWERLINE CONSTRUCTION. TAILWIND 14KTS. PLT INITIATED TURN CLOSE TO AND UPWIND OF POWERLINES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8494E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8494E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 2716, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8494E (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 DFW05CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA231), Aug 16, 2005: Bell 47 (N8494E), Monette, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of control as result of a loss of hydraulic pressure for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA97LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA168), Jul 14, 1997: Bell 47G-3B (N8494E), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot mismanaged his fuel supply which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors contributing to the accident were the lack of adequate altitude and airspeed to…

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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