# Accident 19740318005619A: Bell 206A, Grnd.Canyon, AZ, March 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1974
- Place: Grnd.Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4052G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4052G-1988-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,960 total, 800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740318005619A

## Narrative

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

SNOW CRUST COLLAPSED UNDER RIGHT SKID. SNOW SURVEY FLT.

## 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 LAX74DUJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ48), Mar 18, 1974: Bell 206B (N4052G), Grnd.Canyon, AZ, substantial damage

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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