# NTSB SEA67A0025: Bell 47G-3, N6782D, Noxon, MT, September 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1966
- Place: Noxon, MT · NOXON, MT
- Location: 47.9850° N, 115.7709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Noxon, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9850&lon=-115.7709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0025

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0792  66/9/19  NR.NOXON MONT         BELL 47G-3          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1950
        TIME - 0755                    N6782D              PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 114 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO.1 CONNECTING ROD FAILED.PILOT CRASH LANDED IN TREE TOPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6782D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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