# NTSB DEN66A0005: Bell 47G3B1, N1182W, Grand Canyon, AZ, August 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1965
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0546   65/8/5    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDBELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 11000
        TIME - 0925                    N1182W              PX-  0  0  1  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-SLING DEFLECTED INTO ROTORS FOR UNK REASON
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- OPERATION CONDUCTED MANY TIMES WITHOUT PROBLEMS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1182W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1182W-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 2949, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1182W (2)

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 SEA78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA052), Aug 7, 1978: Bell 47G3B1 (N1182W), Snoqualmie Fls, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA71DWD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWD09), Aug 7, 1970: Bell 47G3B1 (N1182W), Diablo, WA, substantial damage

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.

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