# Accident 19750109002859A: Bell 47G3B1, Trona, CA, January 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1975
- Place: Trona, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 35.8184° N, 117.3602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8184&lon=-117.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1359X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1359X-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,090 total, 5,400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FVW12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVW12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750109002859A

## Narrative

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

HIT LARGE BOULDER.

## 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 LAX75FVW12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FVW12), Jan 9, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1359X), Trona, CA, 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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