UNK67X0157

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G3B1 · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia · September 20, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 20, 1967
Place
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia · DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1341XBell 47G3B1
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113432

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0097  67/9/20    DHAHRAN,S.ARABIA    BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1988
        TIME - 1050                    N1341X              PX-  0  0  2  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF SAUDIA ARBIA

Aircraft

Registration
N1341X
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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