# NTSB SEA70FDA06: Bell 47G3, N6787D, Jordan, MT, May 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1970
- Place: Jordan, MT · JORDAN, MT
- Location: 47.3211° N, 106.9099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jordan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3211&lon=-106.9099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70FDA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70FDA06

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2634   70/5/1  NR.JORDAN,MONT        BELL 47G3           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N6787D              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 45, 3175 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JORDAN,MONT                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IN CLIMBING TURN APRXLY 100 FT AGL WHEN ENG QUIT,AIRSPEED UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6787D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6787D-1980-12-08), registration cancelled 1980-12-08, S/N 2594 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (registry code 1181024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6787D (2)

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 OAK72DVD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD03), Jul 11, 1971: Bell 47G3 (N6787D), Tracy, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA70D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0079), Sep 12, 1969: Bell 47G-3 (N6787D), Circle, MT, 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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