# NTSB UNK65X0317: Bell 47G2, N6708D, King Salmon, AK, October 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1964
- Place: King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0317
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0317

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0783  64/10/18   KING SALMON ALAS    BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 7600
        TIME - 1730                    N6708D              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 1900 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KING SALMON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6708D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6708D-1994-12-08), registration cancelled 1994-12-08, S/N 2189 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: King Salmon

## Other investigations on N6708D (5)

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 LAX91LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA405), Sep 14, 1991: Bell 47G2 (N6708D), Keaau, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LANDING HARD. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRCRAFT EMITTING A VIBRATION FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.
- [NTSB FTW74FQG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG36), Dec 30, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N6708D), Stratford, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0023), Aug 27, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N6708D), Prudhoe Bay, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69A0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0041), Mar 4, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N6708D), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0003), Jul 25, 1968: Bell 47G-2 (N6708D), Minchumina, 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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