# NTSB OAK67A0090: Bell 47G-3B, N73241, Castella, CA, June 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1967
- Place: Castella, CA · CASTELLA, CA
- Location: 41.1772° N, 122.2872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castella, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1772&lon=-122.2872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0517  67/6/19    CASTELLA,CALIF      BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 10213
        TIME - 0930                    N73241              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2456 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- CHUTE LEFT NEAR HELISPOT BY SMOKE JUMPER WAS DRAWN INTO ROTOR BLADES.PLT SAW CHUTE BEFORE HE LNDED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73241](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73241-1991-09-19), registration cancelled 1991-09-19, S/N 2773 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73241 (2)

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 FTW90DRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD11), Jun 5, 1990: Bell 47G3-B (N73241), Houma, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AND AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE.
- [NTSB SEA72DYI06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYI06), Aug 13, 1971: Bell 47G3B (N73241), Selma, OR, 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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