# Accident 19731101036499A: Bell 47G3B1, Forks, WA, November 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Forks, WA
- Airport: Forks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 47.9377° N, 124.3959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORKS (S18), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9377&lon=-124.3959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73918 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,425 total, 2,411 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101036499A

## Narrative

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

COOLING SYS FAN BELT FAILED,DMG CYCLIC HYD CTL UNIT. LND STUMP COVERED TERRAIN.

## 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 SEA74DYE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE25), Nov 1, 1973: Bell 47G-3B (N73918), Forks, WA, substantial damage

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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