# Accident 19750820028299A: Bell 47G, King City, CA, August 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1975
- Place: King City, CA
- Airport: Mesa Del Rey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 36.2286° N, 121.1213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MESA DEL REY (KIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2286&lon=-121.1213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N933B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N933B-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (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: 1,332 total, 996 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820028299A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS SEVERED TAIL BOOM.

## 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 OAK76DVM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVM08), Aug 20, 1975: Bell 47G (N933B), King City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N933B (2)

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

- [Accident 19940518011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940518011819A), May 18, 1994: Bell 47G (N933B), Sulphur, OK, Substantial damage. Engine failed on spray run pullup. Unable full autoratation. Hard impact. Cut tailboom. Oil pump drive gear failed.
- [Incident 19780202005569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202005569I), Feb 2, 1978: Bell 47G (N933B), Huron, CA, Minor damage. Helicopters engine quit after refueling from nurse rig. Fuel pumped from barrell. Contained rusty water.

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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