# Accident 19750701017629A: Bell 47G, Moses Lake, WA, July 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1975
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N984B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 151 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750701017629A

## Narrative

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

HIT TELEPHONE WIRES TRYING TO GO UNDER THEM.

## 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 SEA76DYG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG01), Jul 1, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N984B), Moses Lake, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N984B (3)

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

- [Accident 19870613031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613031919A), Jun 13, 1987: Bell 47G (N984B), Lisbon, OH, Substantial damage. Hold down strap not unhooked on takeoff to hover from a trailer. Tilted left. Collided with ground. Rolled over.
- [Accident 19860625027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860625027829A), Jun 25, 1986: Bell 47G (N984B), Lisbon, OH, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Ground crewman jumped off a chemical truck into the path of the turning rotor blades.
- [Accident 19740418008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418008619A), Apr 18, 1974: Bell 47G (N984B), Centralia, WA, Substantial damage. Sdn shft of wnd blew heli off pad drng hvr to ldg. Surveying forests,no load abd.

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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