# Accident 19731202038299A: Bell 47G, Missoula, MT, December 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1973
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Johnson-Bell Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178B-1977-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,850 total, 12 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202038299A

## Narrative

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

STUD PRCTCNG SLOPE LNDS TO HELIPORT,5 DEG SLP.

## 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 SEA74DTI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI14), Dec 2, 1973: Bell 47G-3 (N178B), Missoula, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N178B (1)

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

- [Accident 19761015035169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015035169A), Oct 15, 1976: Bell 47G (N178B), Beaver, UT, Substantial damage. Wires varied in height from 30 to 200FT AGL.

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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