# NTSB NYC66A0084: Bell 47G2, N7890B, Bowie, MD, February 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1966
- Place: Bowie, MD · BOWIE, MD
- Location: 38.9547° N, 76.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9547&lon=-76.7388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0021   66/2/3    BOWIE MD            BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3340
        TIME - 0730                    N7890B              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1950 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- RIGHT LANDING SKID SNAGGED IN SNOW WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7890B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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