# Accident 19740911028499A: Bell 47G2, Ruff, WA, September 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1974
- Place: Ruff, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.1696° N, 118.9983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruff, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1696&lon=-118.9983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3794G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3794G-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,134 total, 230 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740911028499A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA75DYG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG12), Sep 11, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N3794G), Ruff, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3794G (1)

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

- [Accident 19760512010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760512010839A), May 12, 1976: Bell 47G3B (N3794G), Forks, WA, Substantial damage. T/r gr box pinion shaft failed. Crashed into hillside. Spraying brush.

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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