Bell 47G3B1 N1198W
30 May 1966 · Luna N Mex, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1966 at about 13:10 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N1198W, operated by Arizona Helico, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Luna N Mex, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Luna N Mex, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N1198W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arizona Helico
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0333
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT MISINTERPRETED TURBULENCE INDUCED CONTROL LOSS FOR TAIL ROTOR FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G3B1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Yachats Oreg, Oregon, United States | U.s.dept.inter | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Holloman Ab N Mex, New Mexico, United States | Page Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Livingston Mont, Montana, United States | Mountain West | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Lincoln Mont, Montana, United States | Murray L Duffy | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Phoenix Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1966 | Bell 47G3B1 | Lone Pine Calif, California, United States | Pine Belt Heli | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |