- Date
- June 19, 1973
- Place
- Luna, NM · LUNA, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N83111Bell 4G3B2A
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730619015869A
- Case key
- 190251
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1559 73/6/19 LUNA,N MEX BELL 4G3B2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 7700 TIME - 1315 N83111 PX- 1 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 3300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUNA,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED IN CONFINED AREA.PLT DIDNT INSURE HE HAD CLRD AREA BFOR TKOF.M/R BLADE HIT PAX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83111
- Reported as
- Bell 4G3B2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N83111 · 1
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