# NTSB UNK64X0800: Bell 47J2, N8497E, Nikishika, AK, March 4, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1964
- Place: Nikishika, AK · NIKISHIKA, AK
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0800
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0800

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0052   64/3/4    NIKISHIKA ALAS       BELL 47J2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4900
        TIME - 1200                    N8497E              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- AERIAL TAXI IN CONFINED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8497E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8497E-1973-05-24), registration cancelled 1973-05-24, S/N 1851 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (registry code 1181104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8497E (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 ANC70D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0079), Oct 27, 1969: Bell 47J-2 (N8497E), Iliamna, AK, 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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