# Accident 19750412009279A: Bell 47G3B1, Craig, CO, April 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1975
- Place: Craig, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.5171° N, 107.5554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Craig, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5171&lon=-107.5554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1169W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1169W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,778 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DTE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750412009279A

## Narrative

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

MIXT CTL LINKAGE CAME LOOSE ABT 20FT AGL.

## 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 DEN75DTE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE62), Apr 12, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1169W), Craig, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1169W (2)

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

- [Accident 19960822023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822023839A), Aug 22, 1996: Bell 47G3B1 (N1169W), Abbeville, LA, Destroyed. Helicopter had been in open field overnight, had been broken into, attempted to fly, and crashed. (-23) sometime after midnight on August 23, 1996, an unknown…
- [Incident 19920204005799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920204005799I), Feb 4, 1992: Bell 47G3B1 (N1169W), Eagle, CO. Elevator synchronizing cable broke during climb out. Landed next to highway. Removed cable and flew back to airport

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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