# NTSB DEN68A0041: Bell 47G3B1, N1323X, Rand, CO, March 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1968
- Place: Rand, CO · RAND, CO
- Location: 40.4539° N, 106.1814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rand, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4539&lon=-106.1814&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0769   68/3/4    RAND,COLO           BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3677
        TIME - 1400                    N1323X              PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1103 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HOLE BURNT NO 5 PISTON.CARBON BUILDUP ON PISTON TOP.PISTON CRACKED.GAME COUNT,COLO FISH&GAME DEPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1323X (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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