# Accident 19750304002839A: Bell 47G3B1, Montrose, CO, March 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1975
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 38.5098° N, 107.8942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTROSE RGNL (MTJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5098&lon=-107.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1362X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1362X) (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: 2,665 total, 862 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750304002839A

## Narrative

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

TRNG FLT FOR FAR 135 FLT CK.M/R BLADES CUT TAIL ROOM.

## 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 DEN75FTE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE54), Mar 4, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1362X), Montrose, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1362X (1)

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

- [Accident 19770124006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770124006529A), Jan 24, 1977: Bell 47G3B1 (N1362X), Cimmaron, CO, Destroyed. Plt felt a lurch then a high frequency vibiration. Nose pitched up, became uncontrollable.

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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