# NTSB DEN73AD055: Bell 4G3B2A, N83111, Luna, NM, June 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1973
- Place: Luna, NM · LUNA, NM
- Location: 33.8175° N, 108.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luna, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8175&lon=-108.9412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1559  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83111), registered now, S/N 6857 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 4G3B2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G3B2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (registry code 1181025) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730619015869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730619015869A), Jun 19, 1973: Bell 47G3B2A, Luna, NM, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pax deplaned in confined area. Plt didnt insure he had clrd area bfor tkof.m/r blade hit pax.

## Other investigations on N83111 (1)

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 SEA89LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA175), Sep 18, 1989: Bell 47G3B2 (N83111), Monitor, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT SEPARATION FROM OBSTACLES ON THE GROUND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE BRIGHT GLARE FROM THE RISING SUN.

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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