# Accident 19750513009979A: Bell 47G, Sacramento, CA, May 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1975
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342L-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,075 total, 54 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750513009979A

## Narrative

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

M/R BLADES HIT TAIL BOOM. PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.

## 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 OAK75FVG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG66), May 13, 1975: Bell 47D-1 (N342L), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N342L (1)

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

- [Accident 19890417008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417008279A), Apr 17, 1989: Bell 47D1 (N342L), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Landed in prison yard, picked up prisoner but hit a fence on takeoff. Pilot,not rated in helicopters,was arrested.

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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