# Accident 19730724028849A: Bell 205A1, Luna, NM, July 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Luna, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N83044, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83044-1977-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,450 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74AD003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724028849A

## Narrative

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

EXTERNAL SLING CABLE STRUCK & SEVERED T/R BLADE.HIT ON L SKID IN YAW.

## 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 DEN74AD003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD003), Jul 24, 1973: Bell 205A-1 (N83044), Luna, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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