# Accident 19740616015749A: Bell 47G3B1, Lima, MT, June 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1974
- Place: Lima, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 44.6383° N, 112.5918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lima, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6383&lon=-112.5918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7928S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7928S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 350 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTI29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740616015749A

## Narrative

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

PLT HIT OWN ROTOR WASH IN CALM WND. SPRAYING SAGE BRUSH.

## 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 SEA74DTI29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI29), Jun 16, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N7928S), Lima, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7928S (1)

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

- [Accident 19821007054809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007054809A), Oct 7, 1982: Bell 47G3B1 (N7928S), Malta, MT, Substantial damage. Crashed into trees on pull up from a spray run. Pilot states a sudden wind gust caused a downdraft.

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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