NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-3B-1, NM

15 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47G-3B-1. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19662026
NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-3B-1, NM per year, 1966–2026: 15 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NM' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181028', '118103A'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW98TA099Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 47G-3B-1 · Magdalena, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm. A factor was a lack of recent experience in the type of operation being performed.Jan 15, 1998 · N7901S · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88GA088Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 47G-3B1 · Gobernador, NMThe commerical plt was hovering out of ground effect at 40 feet AGL. During a maneuver he reported hearing a loud bang and the rotor RPM began to decay. The plt made a hovering autorotation resulting in a hard landing. The main rotor struck the tail boom and…Mar 21, 1988 · N7863S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW80FA090Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Mescalero, NMJul 10, 1980 · N73972 · DestroyedNTSB DEN80FA005Accident · 1 fatalClosedSoloy 47G · Ruidoso, NMOct 23, 1979 · N7828S · DestroyedNTSB DEN79FQA37Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G · Socorro, NMJul 6, 1979 · N73998 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN76FQD32Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Mesquite, NMAug 10, 1976 · N729AP · DestroyedNTSB DEN76FAQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Belen, NMJul 23, 1975 · N73998 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN72FQD18Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Hollomn Afb, NMDec 15, 1971 · N1382X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN72FQD08Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Ruidoso, NMAug 31, 1971 · N1333X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN69F0190Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Tularosa, NMMar 11, 1969 · N1381X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN68F0266Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Capitan, NMMay 29, 1968 · N1320X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN68A0019Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Alamogordo, NMOct 5, 1967 · N1337X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN68A0002Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Winston, NMJul 6, 1967 · N1320X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN67A0037Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Holloman Ab, NMDec 16, 1966 · N1362X · DestroyedNTSB DEN67A0024Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Alamogordo, NMSep 21, 1966 · N1381X · Substantial damage