# NTSB UNK65X1503: Bell 47G, N940B, Nassau, Burkina Faso, June 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1965
- Place: Nassau, Burkina Faso · NASSAU, Bahamas
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1503
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1503

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0001  65/6/16    NASSAU BAHAMAS      BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2280
        TIME - 1205                    N940B               PX-  0  0  2  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKES AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N940B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940B-2013-09-11), registration cancelled 2013-09-11, S/N 672, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakes Airport

## Other investigations on N940B (2)

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 NYC00LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA044), Nov 27, 1999: Bell 47G (N940B), Coudersport, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning and decision to attempt a takeoff with the passenger from the confined area.
- [NTSB NYC68A0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0072), Nov 16, 1967: Bell 47G (N940B), Newark Apt Fac, NJ, 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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