# Accident 19750625019229A: Bell 47G2, Gridley, CA, June 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1975
- Place: Gridley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.3629° N, 121.6975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gridley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3629&lon=-121.6975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9001T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9001T-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FVG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750625019229A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRES.

## 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 OAK75FVG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG79), Jun 25, 1975: Tomcat MK 5A (N9001T), Gridley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9001T (2)

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

- [Accident 19790302003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302003949A), Mar 2, 1979: Ccoptr OH13HCCOPTER (N9001T), Shafter, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter was seen to descend vertically, crashed, and burned. Engine overspeed was heard prior to impact.
- [Accident 19761004031699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004031699A), Oct 4, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N9001T), Wasco, CA, Substantial damage. Flared because of vibration, t/r hit cotton plants & turned over.

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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