# Accident 19740708028089A: Bell 47G5, Wauseon, OH, July 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1974
- Place: Wauseon, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.5534° N, 84.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauseon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5534&lon=-84.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4041G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4041G-1976-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,973 total, 2,196 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740708028089A

## Narrative

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

WHEN FUEL CKD ACFT PARKED L SIDE LOW.ACCURACY OF FUEL INDICATING SYS REQUIRES LVL ATTITUDE.

## 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 CHI75FEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI01), Jul 8, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N4041G), Wauseon, OH, 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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