# NTSB LAX70FUG50: Bell 47G-3B, N1301X, Idyllwild, CA, June 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1970
- Place: Idyllwild, CA · IDYLLWILD, CA
- Location: 33.7400° N, 116.7189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idyllwild, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7400&lon=-116.7189&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2724  70/6/25  NR.IDYLLWILD,CALIF    BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 21450
        TIME - 1100                    N1301X              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 10120 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MTN MEADOW,CALIF            HEMET,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                      82
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATMTD T/O FR CONFINED AREA,LIFTED TO HIGH HOVER,STARTED FWD,SETTLED IN TREES.DA APRX 12750FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1301X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1301X-2004-04-01), registration cancelled 2004-04-01, S/N 6535, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- 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

## Other investigations on N1301X (1)

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 DEN77FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE47), May 24, 1977: Bell 47G3B1 (N1301X), Wellington, CO, 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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