# NTSB OAK72DVA91: Bell 47G3B1, N3096G, Springville, CA, June 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1972
- Place: Springville, CA · SPRINGVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.1213° N, 118.8227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1213&lon=-118.8227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVA91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVA91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0944  72/6/29    SPRINGVILLE,CALIF   BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4021
        TIME - 1800                    N3096G              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1818 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JORDAN PEAK,CALIF           SPRINGVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT SET SLING-LOADED WRECKED HELICOPTER DOWN. ENG LOST PWR,DUE NR 2 & 5 VALVES.DESCENDED INTO LOAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3096G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3096G-2025-07-16), registration cancelled 2025-07-16, S/N 3376, built 1965 (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 N3096G (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 OAK70D0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0160), Oct 7, 1969: Bell 47G3B1 (N3096G), Bishop, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA69F0313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0313), Jan 16, 1969: Bell 47G (N3096G), Jackson, MS, 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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