# Accident 19750129004019A: Bell 47G3B, Dexter, NM, January 29, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1975
- Place: Dexter, NM
- Airport: Callens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 33.1948° N, 104.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1948&lon=-104.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73248, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73248-2013-10-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,400 total, 240 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DQA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750129004019A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN75DQA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA29), Jan 29, 1975: Bell 47G-3B (N73248), Dexter, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73248 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830817041919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817041919A), Aug 17, 1983: Bell 47G3B (N73248), Paxton, NE, Destroyed. Pilot released cyclic control while helicopter was on platform mounted on truck. Aircraft rolled off platform.

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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