# NTSB LAX79DX030: Bell 47G3B1, N1335X, Montello, NV, July 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1979
- Place: Montello, NV · MONTELLO, NV
- Location: 41.2670° N, 114.1971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montello, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2670&lon=-114.1971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DX030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DX030

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1335X), registered now, S/N 6556, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790714029209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714029209A), Jul 14, 1979: Bell 47G3B1, Montello, NV, Substantial damage. Helicopter was being used in a horse roundup. Evidence was found to indicate a tail rotor strike.

## Other investigations on N1335X (4)

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 LAX97TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97TA213), Jun 16, 1997: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1335X), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: exhaustion 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…
- [NTSB FTW96TA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96TA383), Sep 10, 1996: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1335X), Rangely, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…
- [NTSB CAN70A4457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN70A4457), Jul 26, 1969: Bell 47G3B1 (N1335X), Hope, Canada, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB OAK69F0318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0318), May 11, 1969: Bell 47G3B1 (N1335X), Las Vegas, NV, 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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