# Accident 19730425009929A: Bell 47G3B1, Humboldt, TN, April 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1973
- Place: Humboldt, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.8274° N, 88.9045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Humboldt, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8274&lon=-88.9045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2245W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2245W-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,550 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425009929A

## Narrative

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

UN CLR WIRES,ATMTD SLO DWN AND DSCND BTWN WIRES. HELICOPTER HIT WIRES,PLT LOST CTL.PWR LINE PATROL

## 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 IAD73FLT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLT15), Apr 25, 1973: Bell 47G-4 (N2245W), Humboldt, TN, destroyed

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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