# NTSB OAK71FXQ20: Bell 47G3B1, N512Y, Tuscarora, NV, October 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1970
- Place: Tuscarora, NV · TUSCARORA, NV
- Location: 41.3142° N, 116.2234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscarora, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3142&lon=-116.2234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FXQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FXQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4622   70/10/2   TUSCARORA,NEV       BELL 47G3B1         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 250
        TIME - 0430                    N512Y               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCARORA,NEV               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST HORIZON REFERENCE OVER RANCH LAND. DARK NIGHT. PLT DIED 10/4/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N512Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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