# Accident 19741104042391A: Bell 47G5, Riverside, CA, November 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1974
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.9519° N, 117.4451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIVERSIDE (RAL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9519&lon=-117.4451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7081J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7081J-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,438 total, 5,039 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741104042391A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA ON CABLE PATROL.HELI CIRCLING AT LOW ALT WORKING WITH POLICE GRND UNITS.BOTH ACFT LND OK.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9452A, Cessna 140A: [Accident 19741104042392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741104042392A)

## 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 LAX75AL024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL024), Nov 4, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N7081J), Riverside, CA, substantial damage

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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