# NTSB CHI73FEK07: Bell 47G-4, N73979, Cambridge, OH, October 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1972
- Place: Cambridge, OH · CAMBRIDGE, OH
- Location: 40.0215° N, 81.5865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0215&lon=-81.5865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2638   72/10/2   CAMBRIDGE,OHIO      BELL 47G-4          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1578
        TIME - 1645                    N73979              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW PHILADELPHIA,PA         NOBLE CO APT,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GLANCED AT MAP JUST PRIOR TO HITTING WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73979](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73979-2014-11-17), registration cancelled 2014-11-17, S/N 2875, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73979 (3)

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 MIA04FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA008), Oct 21, 2003: Bell 47G-2A-1 (N73979), Balm, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional buzzing and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance which resulted in an in-flight collision with a building.
- [NTSB NYC79DHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA13), May 6, 1979: Bell 47G (N73979), Weatherly, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70DPD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPD12), May 21, 1970: Bell 47G4 (N73979), Stamford, TX, substantial damage

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.

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