Bell 47G3B1 N1321X
16 December 1968 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1968 at about 07:45 local time, a Bell 47G3B1 registered N1321X, operated by Halvorson-Lent, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yakai Heliport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G3B1
- Registration
- N1321X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Halvorson-Lent
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4878
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE INTO TREES SHORT OF IINTENDED LDG AREA. WIND GUSTING 45K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1968 | Bell 47G3B1 | Jackson, Montana, United States | Yellowstone SK | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1968 | Bell 47G3B1 | Chowchilla, California, United States | Western AG SER | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1968 | Bell 47G3B1 | Castaic, California, United States | So.calif Ediso | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1968 | Bell 47G3B1 | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | Grote Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1968 | Bell 47G3B1 | Rand, Colorado, United States | Mountain West | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1968 | Bell 47G3B1 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Skychoppers In | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |