# Accident 19740623018979A: Bell 47G3B2, Clarkston, WA, June 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1974
- Place: Clarkston, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.4154° N, 117.0501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkston, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4154&lon=-117.0501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8169J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8169J-2009-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,706 total, 104 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623018979A

## Narrative

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

PLT LOST GRD CONTACT DUE TO GLARE FROM SPRAY & SUN GLARE.

## 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 SEA74DYG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG50), Jun 23, 1974: Bell 47G3B2 (N8169J), Clarkston, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8169J (3)

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

- [Accident 20090707011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707011879A), Jul 7, 2009: Bell 47G3B2 (N8169J), Hoquiam, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 7, 2009 N8169J, owned and operated by farm and forest helicopter service inc. received substantial damage when the pilot allowed the helicopter…
- [Incident 20011114029869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011114029869I), Nov 14, 2001: Bell 47G3B2 (N8169J), Cinabar, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot statement: on November 14, 2001 at approximately 11:10 am, while slinging (FAR part 133) with a 30' line, I heard or felt something, like a thunk,…
- [Accident 19931109042759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931109042759A), Nov 9, 1993: Bell 47G3B2 (N8169J), Toledo, WA, Substantial damage. On takeoff load of christmas trees. Grinding noise. Lost rotor RPM. Landed in trees. Main transmission bolts failed

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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