# Accident 19740430010009A: Bell 47G3B2A, Farmington, NM, April 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1974
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58131, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58131-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,685 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DQA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430010009A

## Narrative

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

HOVERING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.LOST ROTOR RPM. DENSITY ALT ABT 6000 FT.

## 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 DEN74DQA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA42), Apr 30, 1974: Bell 47G3B2 (N58131), Farmington, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58131 (4)

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

- [Accident 19921207049829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921207049829A), Dec 7, 1992: Bell 47G3B2A (N58131), Montpelier, ID, Substantial damage. Wild game survey rough engine. Landing on road. Engine quit on final landed hard. Reworked carb damaged leaky seals
- [Accident 19870508082789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508082789A), May 8, 1987: Bell 47G3B2A (N58131), Brigham City, UT, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel while ferrying ag helicopter to a new site. Pilot stated a stuck fuel drain may have leaked fuel.
- [Accident 19760510010459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760510010459A), May 10, 1976: Bell 47G3B2A (N58131), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Plt aware of wires,but forgot about them drg 3rd swath run
- [Accident 19730711019869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730711019869A), Jul 11, 1973: Bell 47G3B2A (N58131), Luna, NM, Substantial damage. Slow pwr response on recovery fm practice autorotation.

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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