Bell 47J-2 N8438E

Summary

On 15 October 1968 at about 08:15 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N8438E, operated by Alaska Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 October 1968 at 08:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 47J-2

Registration

N8438E

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Alaska Helicop

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

In Flight

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-4545

1 person died.

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

LOSS OF DEPTH PRECEPTION DURING 180 DEG TURN OVER SNOW COVERED LAKE.LARGE AREA OF BUBBLE FOGGED UP

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.