UNK65X0344

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G3 · Stevensville, MT · October 20, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 20, 1964
Place
Stevensville, MT · STEVENSVILLE, MT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8418EBell 47G3
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181810

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0855  64/10/20 NR.STEVENSVILLE MONT  BELL 47G3           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N8418E              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 31, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N8418E
Reported as
Bell 47G3
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.