# Accident 19751214038589A: Bell 47G2, Salinas, CA, December 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1975
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2874B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2874B-1988-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,700 total, 1,147 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVM20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751214038589A

## Narrative

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

PWR LINES INTO SUN. SPRAYING BROCCOLI.

## 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 OAK76DVM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVM20), Dec 14, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N2874B), Salinas, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2874B (1)

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

- [Accident 19850921047049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921047049A), Sep 21, 1985: Bell 47G2 (N2874B), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing, power to main rotor lost. Transmission free wheeling unit had broken springs, rollers would not lock.

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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