# Accident 19751025040039A: Bell 47G3B2, Ventura, CA, October 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1975
- Place: Ventura, CA
- Airport: Ventura Marina
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.2678° N, 119.2542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2678&lon=-119.2542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7977J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7977J-1976-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,770 total, 1,045 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76AL028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751025040039A

## Narrative

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

PWR LINES OVR RIVER BED DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLT FAMILIAR WITH AREA.

## 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 LAX76AL028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL028), Oct 25, 1975: Bell 47G3B2 (N7977J), Ventura, CA, destroyed, 1 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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