# Accident 19730423009869A: Bell 47G3B, Billings, MT, April 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1973
- Place: Billings, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204Z-2002-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,559 total, 145 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FTA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730423009869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR 5 CONROD BOLTS FAILED.LND ON 30 DEG SLOPE IN WOODED CLEARING. PIPELINE SURVEILLANCE FLT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA73FTA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA06), Apr 23, 1973: Bell 47G-3B (N204Z), Billings, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N204Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19821005051099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005051099A), Oct 5, 1982: Bell 47G3B (N204Z), Englewood, CO, Destroyed. Pilot made precautionary landing and helicopter caught fire and burned. Loose fuel line was discovered.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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