# NTSB SEA72DYC08: Bell 47G3B1, N1324X, Legrande, OR, July 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1971
- Place: Legrande, OR · LEGRANDE, OR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3715  71/7/20    LEGRANDE,OREG       BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1604
        TIME - 2120                    N1324X              PX-  0  0  2  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEGRANDE,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALT TOO LOW FOR PROPER AUTOROTATIVE LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1324X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1324X-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 6546, 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 VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1324X (1)

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 SEA73FYC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC37), Jun 21, 1973: Bell 47G-3B (N1324X), Warm Springs, OR, destroyed

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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