# Accident 19740813024659A: Bell 47G, Sacramento, CA, August 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1974
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7985A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7985A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,297 total, 31 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740813024659A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRES,LND OK.

## 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 OAK75FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG13), Aug 13, 1974: Bell 47G (N7985A), Sacramento, CA, 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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