# NTSB SEA67A0024: Bell 47G-3, N8461E, Challis, ID, September 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1966
- Place: Challis, ID · CHALLIS, ID
- Location: 44.5058° N, 114.2283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Challis, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5058&lon=-114.2283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0952  66/9/17  NR.CHALLIS ID         BELL 47G-3          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2827
        TIME - 1000                    N8461E              PX-  0  0  2  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1032 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT CIRCLED TWICE,STARTED APPR. 4FT ABV GRND,50FT OUT NOTED SPOT NG. TOO LATE FOR GOARND DUE WIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8461E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8461E-1967-03-08), registration cancelled 1967-03-08, S/N 2640, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (registry code 1181024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8461E (1)

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 UNK64X0604](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0604), Feb 18, 1964: Bell 47G-3 (N8461E), Moab, UT, 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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