SEA66A0053

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G-3B · Missoula, MT · April 30, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 30, 1966
Place
Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8414EBell 47G-3B
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172368

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0231  66/4/30    MISSOULA MONT       BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N8414E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  46, 9200 TOTAL HOURS, 16
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSOULA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N8414E
Reported as
Bell 47G-3B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Missoula County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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