# Accident 19741130039909A: Bell 47G4A, Venice, LA, November 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1974
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: Phi Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7848S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7848S-1975-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,511 total, 198 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741130039909A

## Narrative

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

PLT INADVRTNTLY MADE APPROACH WTH 30 KT TAILWND

## 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 FTW75AF036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF036), Nov 30, 1974: Bell 47G-4A (N7848S), Venice, LA, 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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