# Accident 19741121037609A: Bell 47G3B1, Joshua Tree, CA, November 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1974
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.1347° N, 116.3131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joshua Tree, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1347&lon=-116.3131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3084G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3084G-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,184 total, 9,963 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741121037609A

## Narrative

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

LNDG AT 6500 FT,LOST LIFT,HARD LNDG.WIND & DIRECTION VARIABLE

## 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 LAX75DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG22), Nov 21, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N3084G), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3084G (3)

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

- [Accident 20010209002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010209002979A), Feb 9, 2001: Bell 47G3B1 (N3084G), Winterhaven, CA, Substantial damage. (-23)See attached narrative ptrs #LAX01LA098 (19) on February 9, 2001, about 1900 hours MST, a Bell 47-G3B1, N3084G, collided with the ground following a drive…
- [Accident 19981204039129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981204039129A), Dec 4, 1998: Bell 47G3B1 (N3084G), Winterhaven, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Agricultural operator had just received a 30-40 gallon fuel load and had taken on a 50 gallon load of pesticide. After taking off and leveling at…
- [Accident 19800907040709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907040709A), Sep 7, 1980: Bell 47G3B1 (N3084G), Bellflower, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit while banner-towing, due to fuel exhaustion. Crash-landed in residential street.

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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