# NTSB LAX72DVA70: Bell 47G-3B, N1360X, Lebec, CA, May 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1972
- Place: Lebec, CA · LEBEC, CA
- Location: 34.8446° N, 118.8992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebec, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8446&lon=-118.8992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DVA70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DVA70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1882  72/5/10    LEBEC,CALIF         BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1355                    N1360X              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     31, 5338 TOTAL HOURS, 6
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTERVILLE,CALIF           RIALTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SCREW MISG FROM VALVE,PN 475C-61NW SP,ON CARB BOWL ALLOWED FUEL TO RUN OVRBRD.INSUF FUEL TO ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1360X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1360X-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 2895, built 1963 (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 N1360X (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 OAK78FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA019), Feb 21, 1978: Bell 47G3B1 (N1360X), Genoa Peak, NV, 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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