# Accident 20151016019339A: Bell 47G-3B, Searchlight, NV, October 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2015, 08:40 local time
- Place: Searchlight, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4554° N, 114.9204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searchlight, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4554&lon=-114.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73224, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TV0-435 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151016019339A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED LOW LEVEL TO HERD CATTLE. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A JOSHUA TREE, LANDED AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N73224 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840704054399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704054399A), Jul 4, 1984: Bell 47G3B (N73224), Eagle Point, OR, Substantial damage. Passenger grabbed pilots right arm during approach for landing when helicopter only 4 feet above ground.

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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