# NTSB MIA69F0313: Bell 47G, N3096G, Jackson, MS, January 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1969
- Place: Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0313
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0313

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0193  69/1/16    JACKSON,MISS        BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4800
        TIME - 1618                    N3096G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWKINS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- PLT PLACED WEIGHT OF ACFT TOO FAR AFT ON STORAGE DOLLY.DOLLY TILTED UP,CAUSED T/R GRND STRIKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3096G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3096G-2025-07-16), registration cancelled 2025-07-16, S/N 3376, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawkins Field

## Other investigations on N3096G (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 OAK72DVA91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA91), Jun 29, 1972: Bell 47G3B1 (N3096G), Springville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70D0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0160), Oct 7, 1969: Bell 47G3B1 (N3096G), Bishop, CA, destroyed

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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