# NTSB DEN67A0024: Bell 47G3B1, N1381X, Alamogordo, NM, September 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1966
- Place: Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
- Location: 32.8836° N, 105.9636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamogordo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8836&lon=-105.9636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0956  66/9/21  NR.ALAMOGORDO N MEX   BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 4027
        TIME - 1420                    N1381X              PX-  0  0  0  MIL/CTR PASSG             TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADES OF PRKD N1381X STRUCK RADIO ANTENNA OF PASSING ARMY TRUCK.MISSILE.RCVRY CONTRACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1381X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1381X-1975-12-22), registration cancelled 1975-12-22, S/N 6578 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1381X (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 LAX75AL057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL057), Apr 22, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1381X), Superior, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB DEN69F0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0190), Mar 11, 1969: Bell 47G3B1 (N1381X), Tularosa, NM, 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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