NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN75FTE54
Registry · N1362X
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BELL 47G-3B-1
Year of manufacture
1966 · 9 years old at event
TCDS
2H3 · SCOTT'S-BELL 47 INC
Engine
LYCOMING TVO-435-GIA (280 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19770106
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0942F
Registrant of record
MORTEN JOHN E
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
BELL 47G3B1 · N1362X
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Balloon
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EI
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
MONTROSE COUNTY
Kind of flying
B1
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
42° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000000006573
Total time
2,540 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
2,665
Age
27
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
ROOM.
Investigator remarks
TRNG FLT FOR FAR 135 FLT CK.M/R BLADES CUT TAIL
Cause factors
- 64/A/18 A PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/23 A PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS Cause — pilot/personnel action
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 0262.
Source file
NTSB_1975_3_0262.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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