# Accident 19750320012179A: Bell 47G3B1, Corvallis, OR, March 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1975
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5699&lon=-123.2783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1373X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,268 total, 204 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75DYC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750320012179A

## Narrative

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

AIR TAXI TO REFUEL AREA. M/R BLADES HIT TRUCK. NO LOAD ABD.

## 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 SEA75DYC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC32), Mar 20, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1373X), Corvallis, OR, 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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