# NTSB LAX80DUK06: Bell 47G3B1, N7901S, Seligam, AZ, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- Place: Seligam, AZ · SELIGAM, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2568  80/9/24    SELIGAM,AZ          BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2000
        TIME - 0930                    N7901S              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DBL O RANCH,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- LIVESTOCK HERDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7901S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7901S-2018-01-09), registration cancelled 2018-01-09, S/N 6576 (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)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7901S (3)

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 FTW98TA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98TA099), Jan 15, 1998: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N7901S), Magdalena, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm. A factor was a lack of recent experience in the type of operation being performed.
- [NTSB ANC76AA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA112), Jul 17, 1976: Bell 47G3B1 (N7901S), Petersburg, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB OAK71DVA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA40), Nov 19, 1970: Bell 47G3B1 (N7901S), Grant Cove, CA, 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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