# NTSB DEN76AD041: Bell 206B, N7849S, Gobernador, NM, March 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1976
- 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 July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1604  76/3/18  NR.GOBERNADOR,NM      BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3274
        TIME - 1115                    N7849S              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1213 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         GOBERNADOR,NM                RETURN                       WELL SITES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- BYPASS VALVE IN FUEL CONROL POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR STUCK MOMENTARILY. HAD TO CLR TREES,BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7849S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7849S-1976-07-15), registration cancelled 1976-07-15, S/N 49 (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 19760318020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760318020459A), Mar 18, 1976: Bell 206B, Gobernador, NM, Substantial damage. Bypass valve in fuel conrol power turbine governor stuck momentarily. Had to clr trees,bushes.

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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