# NTSB CHI75FEM12: Bell 47G-2, N7893B, Paw Paw, MI, September 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1974
- Place: Paw Paw, MI · PAW PAW, MI
- Location: 42.2142° N, 85.8922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paw Paw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2142&lon=-85.8922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM12

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3074  74/9/21    PAW PAW,MICH        BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1136
        TIME - 0920                    N7893B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 335 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAW PAW,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7893B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7893B), registered now, S/N 2029, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740921033389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921033389A), Sep 21, 1974: Bell 47G2, Paw Paw, MI, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7893B (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 OAK79DVA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA44), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47G-2 (N7893B), Kerman, CA, 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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