# NTSB SEA67A0057: Bell 47G-2, N8448E, Seattle, WA, April 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1967
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67A0057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0129   67/4/3    SEATTLE,WASH        BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 463
        TIME - 1635                    N8448E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR OF FLOAT EQUIPPED HELICOPTER HIT WATER DURING POWER RECOVERY AFTER AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8448E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8448E-1978-10-05), registration cancelled 1978-10-05, S/N 2477 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8448E (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 SEA75DYG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG39), May 22, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N8448E), Mesa, WA, 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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