# NTSB LAX69D0154: Bell 206A, N4039G, Sonoita, AZ, September 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1968
- Place: Sonoita, AZ · SONOITA, AZ
- Location: 31.6656° N, 110.6391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonoita, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6656&lon=-110.6391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3649  68/9/27    SONOITA,ARIZ        BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 11015
        TIME - 1500                    N4039G              PX-  0  0  4  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 345 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOREST SER HELIPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- USFS CONTRACT.COMPRESSOR,SN CAC 20064,PN 6852601 U,EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4039G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4039G-1971-07-07), registration cancelled 1971-07-07, S/N 195, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Forest Ser Helipt

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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