# Accident 19740408009389A: Bell 47G3B1, Forks, WA, April 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1974
- Place: Forks, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 47.9528° N, 124.3902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forks, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9528&lon=-124.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1325X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1325X-1974-06-04) (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: 9,300 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408009389A

## Narrative

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

PLT HOVRNG OVER RVRBED SURVYNG LNDNG SITE WHEN TAIL ROTOR STRUCK LOG.

## 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 SEA74DYE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE44), Apr 8, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N1325X), Forks, WA, 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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