# Accident 19730612013959A: Bell 47G3B1, Magna, UT, June 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1973
- Place: Magna, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 40.7508° N, 112.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Magna, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7508&lon=-112.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8532F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8532F-2013-03-07) (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 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,017 total, 247 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DTM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730612013959A

## Narrative

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

LND ON 60 DEG MTN SLOPE TO PICK UP PAX.M/R BLADE HIT GRND.CRASHED 200 FT DOWNSLOPE.GUSTING TO 30K.

## 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 DEN73DTM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTM30), Jun 12, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N8532F), Magna, UT, 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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