# Accident 19730609016539A: Bell 47G3B1, Kettlmn Cty, CA, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Kettlmn Cty, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.0090° N, 119.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettleman City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-119.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6720D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6720D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 1,675 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609016539A

## Narrative

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FLT 30-40 FT AGL. HIT PWR LINES THAT BLENDED INTO TERRAIN.POLES SET 900FT APART.

## 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 OAK73DVA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA62), Jun 9, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N6720D), Kettlmn Cty, CA, substantial damage

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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