DEN68A0019

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G3B1 · Alamogordo, NM · October 5, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 5, 1967
Place
Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1337XBell 47G3B1
Status
Completed · report November 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114924

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0658   67/10/5   ALAMOGORDO,N MEX    BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N1337X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 8583 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3277 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMOGORDO MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N1337X
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Alamogordo Mun

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.