Bell 473GB1 N1166W

8 January 1973 · Zuni, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 8 January 1973 at about 15:00 local time, a Bell 473GB1 registered N1166W, operated by Rocky Mountain, was involved in an accident during in flight near Zuni, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 8 January 1973 at 15:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Zuni, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Bell 473GB1
Registration: N1166W
Category: Helicopter
Engines: 1
Operator: Rocky Mountain
Operating rule: Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight: Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Gallup, N Mex → Return
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-0119

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	0	0	1	2

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

METAL CHIP FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD WEDGED IN TURBOCHARGER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0119, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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