# NTSB SEA67A0045: Bell 47G3B1, N8554F, Yachats, OR, December 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1966
- Place: Yachats, OR · YACHATS, OR
- Location: 44.3116° N, 124.1012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yachats, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3116&lon=-124.1012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1055  66/12/14   YACHATS OREG        BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 11330
        TIME - 1235                    N8554F              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1940 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK POWER LINE DURING SURVEY FLT. PLT MADE SAFE LNDG. ROUTE OF FLT WAS NOT PRE-PLANNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8554F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8554F), registered now, S/N 6508, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8554F (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 SEA05CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA122), Jun 19, 2005: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N8554F), Brewster, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent anti-torque pedal input, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with trees while hovering.

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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