# Accident 19731002030999A: Bell 47G3B1, New Meadows, ID, October 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1973
- Place: New Meadows, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.9713° N, 116.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Meadows, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9713&lon=-116.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73909, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73909) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (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: 3,515 total, 70 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731002030999A

## Narrative

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

TOWING CABLE W EXT HOOK. PILOT IN COMMAND - ALLOWED CABLE TO STRIKE T/R

## 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 SEA74DYA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA12), Oct 2, 1973: Bell 47G-3B (N73909), New Meadows, ID, destroyed

## Other reports on N73909 (2)

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

- [Accident 20040623012469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040623012469A), Jun 23, 2004: Bell 47G3B1 (N73909), Medford, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was making his last spray run when he thought his rotor blade struck a dead tree. Helicopter started vibrating. Pilot said he then dumped…
- [Accident 19940224002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224002919A), Feb 24, 1994: Bell 47G3B1 (N73909), Gold Hill, OR, Destroyed. Lost power on a spray run. Tried for a road. Lost rotor RPM fell 75 feet to ground. Fuel line 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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