# NTSB DEN75AD049: Bell 206B, N6283N, Ojito, NM, March 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1975
- Place: Ojito, NM · OJITO, NM
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0905  75/3/23    OJITO,NM            BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4135
        TIME - 0930                    N6283N              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1065 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          AZTEC,NM                    RETURN                       OJITO,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST PWR ABT 20FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6283N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6283N-1975-12-31), registration cancelled 1975-12-31, S/N 150 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19750323014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750323014009A), Mar 23, 1975: Bell 206B, Ojito, NM, Substantial damage. Lost pwr abt 20FT AGL.

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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