# Accident 19740502010289A: Bell 47G3B1, Chelan, WA, May 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1974
- Place: Chelan, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 47.8443° N, 120.0136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chelan, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8443&lon=-120.0136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73932 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,634 total, 1,170 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740502010289A

## Narrative

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

CLUTCH SHOES WORN CAUSING SLIPPAGE.TSO 330HRS.LIFT OFF AFTER POSITIONING FLAGMAN.

## 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 SEA74DYG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG35), May 2, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N73932), Chelan, WA, 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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