# Accident 19750825030339A: Bell 47G, Gold Run, CA, August 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1975
- Place: Gold Run, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 39.1807° N, 120.8558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gold Run, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1807&lon=-120.8558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179B-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,406 total, 28 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750825030339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 OAK76DVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG16), Aug 25, 1975: Bell 47G (N179B), Gold Run, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N179B (1)

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

- [Accident 19760719023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719023509A), Jul 19, 1976: Bell 47G (N179B), Pittsburg, CA, Destroyed. Power loss and vibration cause undetermined due impact damage and long time salt water submersion.

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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