# Accident 19730629019129A: Bell 47G3B, Belden, CA, June 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Belden, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 40.0080° N, 121.2380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belden, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0080&lon=-121.2380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8465E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8465E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 118103A, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,354 total, 236 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DXQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DXQ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629019129A

## Narrative

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

ONE PAX STOOD ON SKID,OTR PAX LEANED OVR.

## 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 OAK73DXQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DXQ36), Jun 29, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N8465E), Belden, 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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