# Accident 19740821027059A: Bell 47G, Orangeville, PA, August 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1974
- Place: Orangeville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.0770° N, 76.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orangeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0770&lon=-76.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N938B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,365 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT07-134390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740821027059A

## Narrative

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

WIRES ON FLD BOUNDARY OTR WIRES ACROSS THE FLD.PLT CPLTD 2 SPRAY RUNS STRUCK ELECTRIC SVC LINE.

## 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 NYC74FGT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT07-134390), Aug 21, 1974: Bell 47G (N938B), Orangeville, PA, 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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