# Accident 19730516012049A: Bell 47G3B1, Dayton, MT, May 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1973
- Place: Dayton, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.8649° N, 114.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8649&lon=-114.2768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73946, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73946-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTI20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516012049A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE LEAK IN SPRAY HOSE OR SYS ALLOWED INFLAMMABLE SPRAY TO CTC HOT ENG AREA.PLT AUTOROTATED OK.

## 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 SEA73FTI20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTI20), May 16, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N73946), Dayton, MT, 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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