# NTSB DEN75AD052: Bell 206B, N4444S, Gobernador, NM, April 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1975
- Place: Gobernador, NM · GOBERNADOR, NM
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0977   75/4/9  NR.GOBERNADOR,NM      BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5547
        TIME - 0915                    N4444S              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2251 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AZTEC,NM                   GOBERNADOR,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SUSPECT FUEL CONTAMINATION OF ENG CTL UNITS. HAD TO CLR SLOPE ON LDG ATTMPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4444S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4444S-1976-07-15), registration cancelled 1976-07-15, S/N 34 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (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 19750409014019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750409014019A), Apr 9, 1975: Bell 206B, Gobernador, NM, Substantial damage. Suspect fuel contamination of eng ctl units. Had to clr slope on ldg attmpt.

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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