# Accident 19740330013019A: Bell 47D1, Sebastopol, CA, March 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Sebastopol, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.4000° N, 122.8276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastopol, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4000&lon=-122.8276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68367-1990-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,095 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330013019A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK74FVD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVD22), Mar 30, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N68367), Sebastopol, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68367 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790525011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525011529A), May 25, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N68367), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. Ag pilot was ferrying helicopter to loading point in very marginal visibility. Skids hit ground, causing crash.
- [Accident 19780812026739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812026739A), Aug 12, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N68367), Soledad, CA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor blade (pn 47-642-K02-55) failed at insert on shank.

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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