# NTSB UNK66X0166: Bell 47G-3B, N8547F, Rahgird, Iran, August 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1966
- Place: Rahgird, Iran · RAHGIRD, Iran
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0166
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0166

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0084  66/8/23    RAHGIRD IRAN        BELL 47G-3B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 8990
        TIME - 1430                    N8547F              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 2290 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8547F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8547F-1966-10-07), registration cancelled 1966-10-07, S/N 6506 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (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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