# Accident 19740827036709A: Bell 47G3B1, Quincy, WA, August 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1974
- Place: Quincy, WA
- Airport: Quincy
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 47.2116° N, 119.8398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUINCY MUNI (80T), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2116&lon=-119.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6717D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6717D-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,380 total, 90 in this make and model, 322 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FYG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740827036709A

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC FEEDBACK IN CYCLIC PITCH CTL SYS FOR UNDET REASON.

## 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 SEA75FYG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYG10), Aug 27, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N6717D), Quincy, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N6717D (1)

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

- [Accident 19740814025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740814025989A), Aug 14, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N6717D), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. Swath run into sun. Hit wires.

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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