# NTSB UNK65X0455: Bell 47G, N951B, Mt Katahdin, ME, October 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1964
- Place: Mt Katahdin, ME · MT KATAHDIN, ME
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0455

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0811  64/10/27   MT KATAHDIN ME      BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6000
        TIME - 0800                    N951B               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK ROCK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N951B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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