# NTSB OAK68A0053: Bell 47G-5, N1329X, Minden, NV, January 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1968
- Place: Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4651  68/1/24    MINDEN,NEV          BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 174
        TIME - 0720                    N1329X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- PREMATURE SOLOING OF STUDENT.APPROX 11 HRS DUAL AND 2 HRS SOLO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1329X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1329X-1976-11-17), registration cancelled 1976-11-17, S/N 7830 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas

## Other investigations on N1329X (2)

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 LAX74FVM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FVM28), May 23, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N1329X), Cayucas, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK74DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA22), Oct 4, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N1329X), Fresno, 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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