# NTSB MKC70F0203: Bell 47J, N2863B, Redwood Fall, MN, August 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1969
- Place: Redwood Fall, MN · REDWOOD FALL, MN
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162256
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0203
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0203

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3478   69/8/8    REDWOOD FALL,MINN   BELL 47J            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2512
        TIME - 1515                    N2863B              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWOOD FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDWOOD FALL,MINN           REDWOOD FALL,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- M/R HIT TERMINAL BLDG WHILE IN A HOVERING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2863B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2863B-1996-02-09), registration cancelled 1996-02-09, S/N 1432 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redwood Falls

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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