# NTSB MKC72FTG05: Bell 47G-2, N4735S, Ellendale, ND, July 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1971
- Place: Ellendale, ND · ELLENDALE, ND
- Location: 46.0044° N, 98.5254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellendale, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0044&lon=-98.5254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FTG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FTG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2507  71/7/11    ELLENDALE,N DAK     BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4405
        TIME - 2100                    N4735S              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLENDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELLENDALE,N DAK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LDG ON FLATBED TRUCK,SKID HOOKED UNDER BUMPER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4735S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4735S-1974-08-23), registration cancelled 1974-08-23, S/N RR-100 (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
- Airport: Ellendale

## Other investigations on N4735S (1)

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 MKC69D0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0059-201081), Jun 23, 1968: Bell 47G-2 (N4735S), Guckeen, 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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