# NTSB UNK67X0101: Bell 47G3B1, N73288, Manta, Ecuador, October 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1966
- Place: Manta, Ecuador · MANTA, Ecuador
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK67X0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0073   66/10/6 NR.MANTA ECUADOR      BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1200
        TIME - 1030                    N73288              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - M.V. DAY ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73288](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73288-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 2912, built 1964 (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
- Airport: M.V. Day Island

## Other investigations on N73288 (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 LAX78OA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78OA002), Feb 6, 1978: Bell 47G3B1 (N73288), No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73FVG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG48), Feb 18, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73288), Gridley, 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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