Bell 4G3B2A N83111
19 June 1973 · Luna, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 June 1973 at about 13:15 local time, a Bell 4G3B2A registered N83111, operated by Jelco, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Luna, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Luna, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 4G3B2A
- Registration
- N83111
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jelco, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1559
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
PAX DEPLANED IN CONFINED AREA.PLT DIDNT INSURE HE HAD CLRD AREA BFOR TKOF.M/R BLADE HIT PAX.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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