# Accident 19740418008619A: Bell 47G, Centralia, WA, April 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: Centralia, WA
- Airport: Helispot
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 46.7254° N, 122.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centralia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7254&lon=-122.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N984B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total, 100 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418008619A

## Narrative

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

SDN SHFT OF WND BLEW HELI OFF PAD DRNG HVR TO LDG. SURVEYING FORESTS,NO LOAD ABD.

## 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 SEA74DYE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE42), Apr 18, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N984B), Centralia, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N984B (3)

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

- [Accident 19870613031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613031919A), Jun 13, 1987: Bell 47G (N984B), Lisbon, OH, Substantial damage. Hold down strap not unhooked on takeoff to hover from a trailer. Tilted left. Collided with ground. Rolled over.
- [Accident 19860625027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860625027829A), Jun 25, 1986: Bell 47G (N984B), Lisbon, OH, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Ground crewman jumped off a chemical truck into the path of the turning rotor blades.
- [Accident 19750701017629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750701017629A), Jul 1, 1975: Bell 47G (N984B), Moses Lake, WA, Destroyed. Hit telephone wires trying to go under them.

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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