# NTSB UNK64X2885: Bell 47G3B, N73246, Reserve, NM, July 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1964
- Place: Reserve, NM · RESERVE, NM
- Location: 33.7090° N, 108.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reserve, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7090&lon=-108.7614&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2885
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2885

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0460  64/7/17  NR.RESERVE N MEX      BELL 47G3B          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5000
        TIME - 0750                    N73246              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          ROTORCFT-FAILURE IMPROPERLY FABRICATED SLING.
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SLING HIT TAIL ROTOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73246](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73246-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 2778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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