# Accident 19750503014709A: Bell 47G2, Portageville, MO, May 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1975
- Place: Portageville, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.4295° N, 89.6993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portageville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4295&lon=-89.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6716D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,775 total, 225 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503014709A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING DRAIN DITCH BANK,MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK SOME TREE LIMBS IN SHADOWS.

## 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 MKC75DCA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCA27), May 3, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N6716D), Portageville, MO, 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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