# NTSB DEN69F0190: Bell 47G3B1, N1381X, Tularosa, NM, March 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1969
- Place: Tularosa, NM · TULAROSA, NM
- Location: 33.0750° N, 106.0173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tularosa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0750&lon=-106.0173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69F0190
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0190

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0358  69/3/11    TULAROSA,N MEX      BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3508
        TIME - 1205                    N1381X              PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1533 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- T/R SEVERED BY APRX 10 LB EAGLE.
```

## 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 DEN67A0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0024), Sep 21, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N1381X), Alamogordo, 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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