Bell 47G-4A N1396X
4 November 1968 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 November 1968 at about 09:13 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N1396X, operated by Anchorage Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kenai, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N1396X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Anchorage Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4219
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
IMPROPER LDG ON MT LEDGE, T/R NOT OVER EDGE, T/R HIT BUSH.ROLLED DOWN MT.BLOOD ALCOHOL 94 MG PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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