# NTSB UNK64X2849: Bell 47G, N208B, White River, SD, July 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1964
- Place: White River, SD · WHITE RIVER, SD
- Location: 43.5671° N, 100.7449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White River, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5671&lon=-100.7449&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2849
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2849

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0327  64/7/15  NR.WHITE RIVER S D    BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2161
        TIME - 1100                    N208B               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N208B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208B-1985-01-08), registration cancelled 1985-01-08, S/N 27 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N208B (6)

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 MKC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA080), May 15, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N208B), Osage Beech, MO, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA74DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD46), Dec 14, 1973: EL Tomcat 47 (N208B), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD07), Aug 18, 1972: Bell Tomcat 47D (N208B), Winter Garden, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70F0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0145), Jul 30, 1969: Bell 47-G (N208B), Winter Garden, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0460), May 1, 1969: Bell 47G (N208B), Clermont, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67A0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0131), Jun 13, 1967: Bell 47G (N208B), Hudsonville, MI, 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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