# Accident 19740323006029A: Bell 47G3B1, Bordertown, NV, March 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Bordertown, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 39.6757° N, 119.9913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Border Town, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6757&lon=-119.9913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1136W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1136W-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323006029A

## Narrative

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

GRASS SEEDING.

## 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 OAK74FXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FXQ28), Mar 23, 1974: Bell 47G-3B (N1136W), Bordertown, NV, 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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