# NTSB UNK65X0344: Bell 47G3, N8418E, Stevensville, MT, October 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1964
- Place: Stevensville, MT · STEVENSVILLE, MT
- Location: 46.5071° N, 114.0887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stevensville, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5071&lon=-114.0887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0344
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0344

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8418E-1965-02-08), registration cancelled 1965-02-08, S/N 2605 (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: 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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