# Accident 19750606017359A: Bell 47D1, Carmi, IL, June 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1975
- Place: Carmi, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.0862° N, 88.1721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmi, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0862&lon=-88.1721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74121, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74121-2013-05-08) (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 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,181 total, 0 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEV36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEV36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750606017359A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRES ACROSS DRAIN DITCH.

## 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 CHI75DEV36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEV36), Jun 6, 1975: Bell 47D-1 (N74121), Carmi, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N74121 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910625041919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910625041919I), Jun 25, 1991: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Howe, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft caught fire while being refueled, in an open field.
- [Accident 19730521012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730521012869A), May 21, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N74121), Decatur, TX, Substantial damage. Eng quit ovr trees,increased m/r pitch to avoid trees,lost m/r RPM.fuel gage 1/4 with empty tank.

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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