# Accident 19750521012019A: Bell 47G5, Oakland, CA, May 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Oakland Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7832S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7832S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 568 total, 22 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521012019A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK75DVD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD48), May 21, 1975: Bell 47G-5 (N7832S), Oakland, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7832S (2)

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

- [Accident 19800527015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527015419A), May 27, 1980: Bell 47G5 (N7832S), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Instructor and student practicing autorotations. Skids dug in and caused nose over.
- [Incident 19790417023169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417023169I), Apr 17, 1979: Bell 47G5 (N7832S), San Leandro, CA, Minor damage. Helicoptor damaged in a simulated autorotation.

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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