# Accident 19741104041079A: Bell 47G2, Kingston, WA, November 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1974
- Place: Kingston, WA
- Airport: Kingston Helipad
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 47.7944° N, 122.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7944&lon=-122.5062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5160B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5160B-2026-04-09) (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: 2,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75AS022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741104041079A

## Narrative

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

ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR INSTRUMENT FLT.

## 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 SEA75AS022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS022), Nov 4, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N5160B), Kingston, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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