- Date
- July 14, 1979
- Place
- Montello, NV · MONTELLO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1335XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790714029209A
- Case key
- 133837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3504 79/7/14 NR.MONTELLO,NV BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 9300 TIME - 1500 N1335X PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTELLO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- T/R BLADE STRUCK UNK OBJECT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1335X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1335X · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX97TA213Accident · No injuriesFinal reportFallon, NVexhaustion of the aircraft's fuel supply, due to improper planning and/or decision. A factor related to the accident was the high density altitude which made a successful autorotative landing unlikely.NTSB FTW96TA383Accident · No injuriesFinal reportRangely, COthe pilot's excessive cyclic control input during a low altitude operation, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from high vegetation (sage brush). The proximity of high vegetation was a related factor.NTSB CAN70A4457Accident · 3 fatalClosedHope, CanadaNTSB OAK69F0318Accident · No injuriesClosedLas Vegas, NV