# Accident 19740225018869A: Bell 47G3B1, Supai, AZ, February 25, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1974
- Place: Supai, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 36.2299° N, 112.6926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Supai, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2299&lon=-112.6926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1321X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1321X-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 85 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740225018869A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH BUSHES WHILE AVOIDING WIRES.LND WHEN SLING LOAD BEGAN SWINGING.

## 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 LAX74DUJ75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ75), Feb 25, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N1321X), Supai, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1321X (1)

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

- [Accident 19790918039869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918039869A), Sep 18, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N1321X), Yakataga, AK, Substantial damage. Engine failed during takeoff. Water was discovered in fuel system.

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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