# NTSB SEA66A0053: Bell 47G-3B, N8414E, Missoula, MT, April 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1966
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8414E-1992-10-28), registration cancelled 1992-10-28, S/N 2598 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (registry code 1181024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Missoula County

## Other investigations on N8414E (2)

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 ANC76AA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA002), Jun 28, 1975: Bell 47G-3 (N8414E), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA68A0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0006), Jul 10, 1967: Bell 47G-3 (N8414E), Fairfield, MT, 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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