# Accident 19750709018089A: Bell 47G3B1, Elliston, MT, July 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1975
- Place: Elliston, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.5587° N, 112.4638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elliston, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5587&lon=-112.4638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1170W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1170W-2021-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,313 total, 460 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750709018089A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENG.EXTENDED FLARE TO CLR FENCE.CRACKED DIST BLK L MAG,DMGD HI TENSION LD RECEPTACLE

## 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 SEA76FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI02), Jul 9, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1170W), Elliston, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1170W (3)

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

- [Accident 20190820019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190820019069A), Aug 20, 2019: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1170W), Montrose, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that as he came over the mesa and leveled off to start the application of pesticide, the helicopter yawed like a gust of wind hit the tail rotor.…
- [Accident 19811105071819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071819A), Nov 5, 1981: Bell 47G3B1 (N1170W), Fruitland, UT, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing. Reason for power failure undetermined.
- [Accident 19741026043219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026043219A), Oct 26, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N1170W), Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Density alt 13000 ft.

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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