# Accident 19740524020259A: Bell 47G3B1, North Powder, OR, May 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1974
- Place: North Powder, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 45.0300° N, 117.9203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Powder, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0300&lon=-117.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73940, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73940-1983-09-23) (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: 343 total, 343 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524020259A

## Narrative

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

ATMTNG CLEAN-UP PASS.ACFT IN TIGHT TURN.DA ABT 5000FT.

## 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 SEA74DYC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC54), May 24, 1974: Bell 47G-3B (N73940), North Powder, OR, 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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