# Accident 19740120003369A: Bell 47G4A, Wapato, WA, January 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1974
- Place: Wapato, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.4436° N, 120.4215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wapato, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4436&lon=-120.4215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1396X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1396X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,360 total, 2,360 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74AS030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740120003369A

## Narrative

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

ENRT TO EVAC FLOOD VICTIMS.ACFT OBSERVED IN CONTROLLED DESCENT UNTIL HITTING PWR LINES.

## 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 SEA74AS030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS030), Jan 20, 1974: Bell 47G-4A (N1396X), Wapato, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1396X (2)

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

- [Accident 20150724011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150724011709A), Jul 24, 2015: Bell 47G-4A (N1396X), Gilbert, IA, Substantial damage. After completing aerial application, the pilot climbed up to an altitude of approximately 150 AGL over the corn field. The airman then nosed the aircraft over…
- [Incident 20130729014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729014999I), Jul 29, 2013: Bell 47G-4A (N1396X), Beaman, IA, Minor damage. The airman was conducting agricultural aerial application in a cornfield. He had conducted multiple passes in this field. The field had electrical transmission…

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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