# NTSB LAX70A0036: Bell 206A, N1479W, Grnd Canyon, AZ, December 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1969
- Place: Grnd Canyon, AZ · GRND 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70A0036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70A0036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3789  69/12/15 NR.GRND CANYON,ARIZ   BELL 206A           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 5124
        TIME - 1355                    N1479W              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHT ANGEL CK,ARIZ        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW
        REMARKS- EXTERNAL LOAD CARGO CABLE HANGING FREE HIT T/R.CABLES WERE ORDERED SECURED DURG FLT AFT THIS ACDNT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1479W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1479W-1970-09-18), registration cancelled 1970-09-18, S/N 404 (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: Destroyed

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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