# Accident 19741018034619A: Bell 47G3B2A, Big Creek, CA, October 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1974
- Place: Big Creek, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 37.2036° N, 119.2485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2036&lon=-119.2485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7986J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7986J-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,297 total, 300 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741018034619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISCONSTRUED THE THROTTLE DETENT AHEAD OF THE FULL THROTTLE RANGE AS BINDING.

## 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 OAK75DVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA30), Oct 18, 1974: Bell 47G3B2 (N7986J), Big Creek, CA, 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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