# Accident 19750805028259A: Bell 47G5, Keystone, SD, August 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1975
- Place: Keystone, SD
- Airport: Keystone Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.8949° N, 103.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keystone, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8949&lon=-103.4268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4753R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4753R-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,511 total, 262 in this make and model, 256 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750805028259A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING.

## 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 MKC76AK012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK012), Aug 5, 1975: Bell 47G-5 (N4753R), Keystone, SD, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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