# Accident 19731008033599A: Bell 47G2, Forks, WA, October 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 47.9528° N, 124.3902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forks, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9528&lon=-124.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5161B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5161B-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,407 total, 330 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731008033599A

## Narrative

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

CLUTCH SHOES,PN 47-G20-609-05 WERE GLAZED. M/R SYSTEM WOULDNT ENGAGE. STUMP COVERED AREA.

## 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 SEA74DYE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE20), Oct 8, 1973: Bell 47F-2 (N5161B), Forks, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5161B (2)

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

- [Accident 19750531016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750531016959A), May 31, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N5161B), Corvallis, OR, Destroyed. Loader filled chemical tanks fm 30-40FT hose. Gave plt thumbs up for tkof with hose still attached.
- [Accident 19740303006179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303006179A), Mar 3, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N5161B), Forks, WA, Substantial damage. Clutch slipped during vertical lift. Unable to reengage clutch,hit stumps,cause of malf unknown.

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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