# NTSB UNK67X0157: Bell 47G3B1, N1341X, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, September 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1967
- Place: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia · DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK67X0157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0157

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0097  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1341X-1968-01-17), registration cancelled 1968-01-17, S/N 6563 (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)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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