# NTSB SEA66A0062: Bell 47J-2A, N251PH, Seattle, WA, May 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1966
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0330  66/5/27    SEATTLE WASH        BELL 47J-2A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 841
        TIME - 1520                    N251PH              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HOVERING TURN AT LOADING GATE.LANDING SPOT NOT SPECIFICALLY MARKED,ZONED,OR IDENTIFIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N251PH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: King County

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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