# Accident 19741017034569A: Bell 47G4A, Wayne, WV, October 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1974
- Place: Wayne, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 38.2298° N, 82.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayne, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2298&lon=-82.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8124J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,428 total, 120 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741017034569A

## Narrative

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

TIMBER SURVEILLANCE FLT.STRUCK WIRES DRG DSCNT TO LND.

## 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 IAD75FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ10), Oct 17, 1974: Bell 47G4A (N8124J), Wayne, WV, destroyed

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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