# Accident 19740921033389A: Bell 47G2, Paw Paw, MI, September 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1974
- Place: Paw Paw, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.2142° N, 85.8922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paw Paw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2142&lon=-85.8922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7893B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7893B) (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 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,136 total, 335 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921033389A

## 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 CHI75FEM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM12), Sep 21, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N7893B), Paw Paw, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7893B (1)

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

- [Accident 19790619013779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619013779A), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N7893B), Kerman, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine stopped during spray run. Hit ground. No engine malfunction found.

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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