# NTSB DEN66A0023: Bell 47G3B1, N1127W, Monticello, UT, September 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1965
- Place: Monticello, UT · MONTICELLO, UT
- Location: 37.8685° N, 109.3362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8685&lon=-109.3362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175865
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0924  65/9/28    MONTICELLO UTAH     BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6000
        TIME - 1250                    N1127W              PX-  1  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      76
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1127W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1127W-1970-09-30), registration cancelled 1970-09-30, S/N 2922 (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)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1127W (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 DEN65A0073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0073), May 21, 1965: Bell 47G3B1 (N1127W), Glenwood Spg, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3437), Aug 17, 1964: Bell 47G3B1 (N1127W), Castries Bwi, São Tomé & Príncipe, destroyed

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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