# NTSB SEA68A0010: Bell 47G3B1, N8518F, Rufus, OR, July 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1967
- Place: Rufus, OR · RUFUS, OR
- Location: 45.6892° N, 120.7427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rufus, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6892&lon=-120.7427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0821  67/7/30    RUFUS,OREG          BELL 47G3B1         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 10000
        TIME - 1307                    N8518F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    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
        REMARKS- POWERLINE MARKED BY 20 INCH ORANGE SPHERES AT 450 FT INTERVALS.ALSO SHOWN ON SECTIONAL AERO CHART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8518F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518F-1967-07-30), registration cancelled 1967-07-30, S/N 3384 (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)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N8518F (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 SEA67A0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0036), Oct 8, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N8518F), Cle Elum, 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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