# NTSB SEA68A0071: Bell 47G3B1, N1323X, Bonners Ferry, ID, June 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1968
- Place: Bonners Ferry, ID · BONNERS FERRY, ID
- Location: 48.6934° N, 116.3184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonners Ferry, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6934&lon=-116.3184&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4596   68/6/7    BONNERS FERRY,ID    BELL 47G3B1         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2031
        TIME - 0755                    N1323X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 933 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 58 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1323X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- 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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