# Accident 19731004030809A: Bell 47G5, Fresno, CA, October 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1973
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1329X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1329X-1976-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 895 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731004030809A

## Narrative

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

T/R BLADE,P/N 47-642-102-51,FAILED.

## 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 OAK74DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA22), Oct 4, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N1329X), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1329X (1)

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

- [Accident 19740523016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523016059A), May 23, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N1329X), Cayucas, CA, Destroyed. Carbon monoxide content 24 pct from undetermined source.

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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