# NTSB LAX70D0198: Bell 47G3B1, N614, Parker, AZ, November 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1969
- Place: Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0198
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0198

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2843   69/11/5 NR.PARKER,ARIZ        BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N614                PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            40, 5500 TOTAL HOURS, 350
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PARKER,ARIZ                 PARKER,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- T/R DRIVESHAFT ALIGNMENT BEARING FAILED,P/N47-620-605-1.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N614](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N614), registered now, S/N 1200 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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