# NTSB MKC69F0086: Bell 47G-2, N2813B, Interior, SD, August 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1968
- Place: Interior, SD · INTERIOR, SD
- Location: 43.7310° N, 101.9837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Interior, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7310&lon=-101.9837&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2634   68/8/1    INTERIOR,S DAK      BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N2813B              PX-  0  0  2  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 28, 814 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            222 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF ACFT IN HOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2813B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2813B-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 1486 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2813B (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 MKC67A0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0078), Jun 10, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N2813B), West Plains, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC65A0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0072), Jun 10, 1965: Bell 47G2 (N2813B), Brooklyn Prk, MN, 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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