# Accident 19740729028529A: Bell 47G3B2, Mesquite, NM, July 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1974
- Place: Mesquite, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.1670° N, 106.6885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1670&lon=-106.6885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4730R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4730R-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,449 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729028529A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLT IN BELL 47.

## 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 DEN75FQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQD06), Jul 29, 1974: Bell 47G3B2 (N4730R), Mesquite, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4730R (1)

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

- [Accident 19741217039549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741217039549A), Dec 17, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N4730R), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. Tiedown chain not removed from skid bfor tkof from transporter.

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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