# Accident 19730801026709A: Bell 47G3B, Orofino, ID, August 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Orofino, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 46.4849° N, 116.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orofino, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4849&lon=-116.2530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73249, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73249) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1F (registry code 42200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,925 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801026709A

## Narrative

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

FUEL PUMP FAILURE RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.PILOT USED EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS PWR LINES.

## 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 SEA74DYG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG07), Aug 1, 1973: Bell 47G3B (N73249), Orofino, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73249 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791124042909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124042909A), Nov 24, 1979: Bell 47G3B (N73249), Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Indicates lost conrol in fog, snow showers. Unskilled in type no night or helicopter hood time, carbon monoxide.
- [Accident 19780525011689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525011689A), May 25, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N73249), Red Lick, MS, Destroyed. T/r separated.

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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