# Accident 19730831028719A: Bell 47G5, Santa Clara, CA, August 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1973
- Place: Santa Clara, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.3646° N, 121.9680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Clara, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3646&lon=-121.9680&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4754R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4754R-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 253 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831028719A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN SHOPPING CENTER.

## 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 OAK74FVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM08), Aug 31, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N4754R), Santa Clara, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4754R (1)

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

- [Accident 20000215010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000215010329A), Feb 15, 2000: Bell 47G5 (N4754R), Riverbank, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Timothy allen wells was acting as pilot in command of a Bell helicopter model BHT-47-G5, N4754R, engaged inthe aerial argicultural chemical…

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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