# NTSB LAX69D0253: Bell 47G3B1, N1321X, Grand Canyon, AZ, December 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1968
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ · GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Location: 36.0544° N, 112.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0544&lon=-112.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0253

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4878  68/12/16   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDBELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2950
        TIME - 0745                    N1321X              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKAI HELIPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE INTO TREES SHORT OF IINTENDED LDG AREA. WIND GUSTING 45K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1321X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1321X-2017-02-28), registration cancelled 2017-02-28, S/N 6541, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yakai Heliport

## Other investigations on N1321X (3)

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 ANC79DA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA094), Sep 18, 1979: Bell 47G-3B (N1321X), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX74DUJ75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ75), Feb 25, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N1321X), Supai, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA68A0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0033), Oct 11, 1967: Bell 47G3B1 (N1321X), Snoqualmie P, WA, 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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