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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Gold Run, CA · August 25, 1975

Date
August 25, 1975
Place
Gold Run, CA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N179B
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK76DVG16
Reported as
Bell 47G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,406 total28 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Da 4000FT.transition to hover ovr river,lost RPM,settled into river.

As the FAA filed it

DA 4000FT.TRANSITION TO HOVER OVR RIVER,LOST RPM,SETTLED INTO RIVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N179B · 1

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