# NTSB LAX67A0083: Bell 47G3B1, N73991, Kingman, AZ, March 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1967
- Place: Kingman, AZ · KINGMAN, AZ
- Location: 35.1894° N, 114.0530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1894&lon=-114.0530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0087   67/3/8  NR.KINGMAN,ARIZ       BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4000
        TIME - 1620                    N73991              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                                                      50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HELIPAD IN HILLY TERRAIN.GUST CAUSED T/R TO STRIKE TREE STUMP.ACFT WAS SPINNING TO RIGHT AT T/D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73991](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73991-2002-02-19), registration cancelled 2002-02-19, S/N 2897 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N73991 (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 LAX83LUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUJ05), Nov 21, 1982: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N73991), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73AL009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL009), Aug 30, 1972: Bell 47G3B1 (N73991), Tuba City, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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