# Accident 19730925030989A: Bell 47G3B1, Pacifica, CA, September 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1973
- Place: Pacifica, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 37.6070° N, 122.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacifica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6070&lon=-122.4829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6730C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,680 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730925030989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SAFETY NET SUPPORT BACKING OFF PLTFRM.PLTFRM NOT ILLUMINATED.

## 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 OAK74AP011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP011), Sep 25, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N6730C), Pacifica, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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