- Date
- March 24, 1972
- Place
- Gila Bend, AZ · GILA BEND, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1333XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165918
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0128 72/3/24 GILA BEND,ARIZ BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1554 TIME - 1050 N1333X PX- 0 0 2 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GILA BEND,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG QUIT ON FNL APCH,EXTENDED GLIDE TO AVOID DITCH,RRM DECAYED RESULTING IN HRD LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1333X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N1333X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA85LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIdaho City, IDWhile the student plt was on a x-country flt, the eng lost power after the supercharger failed. The plt stated that he was unable to maintain altitude & RPM; he subsequently made a forced landing in a heavily timbered, mountainous area.NTSB DEN72FQD08Accident · No injuriesClosedRuidoso, NM