- Date
- August 31, 1971
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1333XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163426
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3237 71/8/31 RUIDOSO,N MEX BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5836 TIME - 1540 N1333X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1898 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELK SPRINGS,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- D/A 9000 FT.PLT FAILED TO MAKE A PROPER TRANSITION TO CLB FM A HOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1333X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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.
Other investigations on N1333X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA85LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIdaho City, IDWhile the student plt was on a x-country flt, the eng lost power after the supercharger failed. The plt stated that he was unable to maintain altitude & RPM; he subsequently made a forced landing in a heavily timbered, mountainous area.NTSB LAX72FUJ88Accident · No injuriesClosedGila Bend, AZ