# NTSB DEN73DTM30: Bell 47G3B1, N8532F, Magna, UT, June 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1973
- Place: Magna, UT · MAGNA, UT
- Location: 40.7508° N, 112.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Magna, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7508&lon=-112.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1177  73/6/12    MAGNA,UT            BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3017
        TIME - 1506                    N8532F              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAGNA,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      94
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LND ON 60 DEG MTN SLOPE TO PICK UP PAX.M/R BLADE HIT GRND.CRASHED 200 FT DOWNSLOPE.GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8532F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8532F-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 2790, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19730612013959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730612013959A), Jun 12, 1973: Bell 47G3B1, Magna, UT, Destroyed. Lnd on 60 deg mtn slope to pick up pax.m/r blade hit grnd. Crashed 200 ft downslope. Gusting to 30K.

## Other investigations on N8532F (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 DEN69F0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0010), Jun 6, 1968: Bell 47G-3B (N8532F), Baggs, WY, 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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