- Date
- March 2, 1972
- Place
- Hollomn Afb, NM · HOLLOMN AFB, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1361XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165828
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0646 72/3/2 NR.HOLLOMN AFB,N MEX BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3600 TIME - 1200 N1361X PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 2540 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLLOMN AFB,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 40 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAIN.WX-US ARMY OPERATIONS.WIND GUSTING 60K EST BY PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1361X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed