# NTSB OAK65A0051: Bell 47G3B1, N73982, Yreka, CA, January 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1965
- Place: Yreka, CA · YREKA, CA
- Location: 41.7240° N, 122.6316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yreka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7240&lon=-122.6316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65A0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0007   65/1/7    YREKA CALIF         BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N73982              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         31, 6300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73982](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73982-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N 2889, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (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

## Other investigations on N73982 (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 DEN67A0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0021), Sep 15, 1966: Bell 47G3B1 (N73982), Old Faithful, WY, 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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