# NTSB DEN68F0266: Bell 47G3B1, N1320X, Capitan, NM, May 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1968
- Place: Capitan, NM · CAPITAN, NM
- Location: 33.5392° N, 105.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Capitan, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5392&lon=-105.5982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0266
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0266

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1420  68/5/29    CAPITAN,N MEX       BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2175
        TIME - 0915                    N1320X              PX-  0  0  2  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1425 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1320X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1320X-1971-02-03), registration cancelled 1971-02-03, S/N 6544 (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 N1320X (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 OAK70F0212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0212), Dec 30, 1969: Bell 47G3B1 (N1320X), Hamiltn Afb, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB DEN68A0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0002), Jul 6, 1967: Bell 47G3B1 (N1320X), Winston, 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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