# NTSB UNK75X0102: Bell 47G4A, N1446W, Ixiamas, St. Barthélemy, February 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1975
- Place: Ixiamas, St. Barthélemy · IXIAMAS, Bolivia
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK75X0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK75X0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0004  75/2/16  NR.IXIAMAS,BOLV       BELL 47G4A          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1225                    N1446W              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         AGE 30, 6180 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         IXIAMAS,BOLV                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        REMARKS- OPERATOR STATES HELICOPTER STRUCK BY FALLING TREE.INVEST JURISDICTION GOVT OF BOLIVIA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1446W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1446W-1976-10-22), registration cancelled 1976-10-22, S/N 7669 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750216042989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750216042989A), Feb 16, 1975: Bell 47G4A, Ixiamas, Destroyed. Operator states helicopter struck by falling tree. Invest jurisdiction govt of bolivia.

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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