# NTSB NYC71IN121: Bell 47G-2, N2805B, Greenville, ME, June 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1971
- Place: Greenville, ME · GREENVILLE, ME
- Location: 45.4662° N, 69.5780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4662&lon=-69.5780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0031  71/6/17    GREENVILLE,ME       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2400
        TIME - 1230                    N2805B              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,ME               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: GROUND TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD,PARKED ON POND NEAR TREE.WHEN ENG STARTED,ROTORS ENGAGED,DRIFTED,M/R BLADES HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2805B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2805B-1988-09-09), registration cancelled 1988-09-09, S/N 1489 (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: Minor 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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