# Accident 19740125001499A: Bell 47G3B, Wells, NV, January 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Wells, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 41.1132° N, 114.9535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1132&lon=-114.9535&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73239 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,517 total, 596 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125001499A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTMPT LNDG ON MTN SADDLE,ENCOUNTERED SVR DNDRFT.GUST TO 25K.

## 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 OAK74DXQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ20), Jan 25, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N73239), Wells, NV, destroyed

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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