# NTSB DEN67A0034: Bell 47G3B1, N1384X, Holloman Ab, NM, December 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1966
- Place: Holloman Ab, NM · HOLLOMAN AB, NM
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1080   66/12/2 NR.HOLLOMAN AB N MEX  BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1608
        TIME - 1515                    N1384X              PX-  0  0  0  MIL/CTR PASSG             TOTAL HOURS, 209 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- WHEN DIRECTED BY PLT TO MOVE FLARE CAN AWAY FROM ACFT-CREWMAN THREW IT-STRUCK MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1384X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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