# NTSB DEN75FQD06: Bell 47G3B2, N4730R, Mesquite, NM, July 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1974
- Place: Mesquite, NM · MESQUITE, NM
- Location: 32.1670° N, 106.6885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1670&lon=-106.6885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FQD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2640  74/7/29    MESQUITE,N MEX      BELL 47G3B2         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2449
        TIME - 1830                    N4730R              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESQUITE,N MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIRST FLT IN BELL 47.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4730R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4730R-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 6718, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (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 19740729028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729028529A), Jul 29, 1974: Bell 47G3B2, Mesquite, NM, Substantial damage. First flt in Bell 47.

## Other investigations on N4730R (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 DEN75FQA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA24), Dec 17, 1974: Bell 47G3B2 (N4730R), Albuquerque, NM, 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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