# Accident 19730619015869A: Bell 47G3B2A, Luna, NM, June 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1973
- Place: Luna, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Location: 33.8175° N, 108.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luna, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8175&lon=-108.9412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83111, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83111) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73AD055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619015869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PAX DEPLANED IN CONFINED AREA.PLT DIDNT INSURE HE HAD CLRD AREA BFOR TKOF.M/R BLADE HIT PAX.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 DEN73AD055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD055), Jun 19, 1973: Bell 4G3B2A (N83111), Luna, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N83111 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890918035329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918035329A), Sep 18, 1989: Bell 47G3B2 (N83111), Monitor, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Collided with an apple orchard wind machine during a low level spray run. Was blinded by rising sun.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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