# Accident 19741216041289A: Bell 47G3B, Kamas, UT, December 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1974
- Place: Kamas, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.6563° N, 111.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kamas, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6563&lon=-111.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73218, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73218-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,932 total, 200 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75ATM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75ATM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741216041289A

## Narrative

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

TURBO SYS LOST DUE FAILED TURBO EXHAUST CLAMP.

## 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 DEN75ATM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75ATM08), Dec 16, 1974: Bell 47G-3B (N73218), Kamas, UT, 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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