# NTSB LAX66A0027: Bell 47G, N1071Z, Las Vegas, NV, September 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1965
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0567  65/9/15  NR.LAS VEGAS NEV      BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N1071Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            7100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NELLIS AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LANDING SKID WERE BADLY WORN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1071Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1071Z-2002-08-08), registration cancelled 2002-08-08, S/N 999, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nellis Afb

## Other investigations on N1071Z (2)

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 FTW91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA007), Oct 20, 1990: Bell 47G (N1071Z), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING TAILWIND CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.
- [NTSB SEA73DYA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYA05), Aug 6, 1972: Bell 47G (N1071Z), Murtaugh, ID, 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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