# Accident 19750709023409A: Bell 47G, Moses Lake, WA, July 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1975
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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: N863Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863Z-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,134 total, 57 in this make and model, 243 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750709023409A

## Narrative

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

FLYING AT 2FT ABOVE WHEAT FLD,CONTACTED CROP & FLIPPED OVR BEFORE STRIKING GND.NO MALFUNCTION FND.

## 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 SEA76DYG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG03), Jul 9, 1975: EL Tomcat MK5A (N863Z), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N863Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19890224003179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890224003179A), Feb 24, 1989: Bell 47G (N863Z), Oklawaha, FL, Substantial damage. Tried to land helicopter for first time on flatbed. Hit tail rotor spun and crashed.

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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