# Accident 19740815028269A: Bell 47G3B1, Soda Sprngs, CA, August 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Soda Sprngs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.3248° N, 120.3787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soda Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3248&lon=-120.3787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7829S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7829S-2013-05-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DXQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815028269A

## Narrative

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

FILMING TV COML,HELI CHASING CAR ON CURVING RD.CAR DRIFTED TOO FAR R & HELI M/R HIT TREE.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 OAK75DXQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DXQ19), Aug 15, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N7829S), Soda Sprngs, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7829S (1)

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

- [Accident 19790506007289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506007289A), May 6, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N7829S), Newhall, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter struck trees during swath run of spraying operation.

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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