# NTSB LAX72DUJ02: Bell 204B, N1191W, Heber, AZ, July 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1971
- Place: Heber, AZ · HEBER, AZ
- Location: 34.4314° N, 110.5940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4314&lon=-110.5940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162623
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2324   71/7/3    HEBER,ARIZ          BELL 204B           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3100
        TIME - 1430                    N1191W              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FUGUWEE,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: VANES,GUIDE
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- HIGH OVERTEMP CONDITION EXISTED.ENG QUIT IN HOVER,SLING LD RELEASED,ACFT HIT LOAD WHILE LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1191W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1191W-1973-09-26), registration cancelled 1973-09-26, S/N 2042, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Registry model: [Bell 204-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (registry code 1181404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1191W (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 ANC70A0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0016), Aug 22, 1969: Bell 204-B (N1191W), Barrow, AK, 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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