# NTSB OAK73DXQ36: Bell 47G3B1, N8465E, Belden, CA, June 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Belden, CA · BELDEN, CA
- Location: 40.0080° N, 121.2380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belden, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0080&lon=-121.2380&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DXQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DXQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2393  73/6/29  NR.BELDEN,CALIF       BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2354
        TIME - 0930                    N8465E              PX-  0  0  2  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 236 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BELDEN HELIPRT CALIF        LOCAL                        MOSQUITO CREEK HELIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE
        REMARKS- ONE PAX STOOD ON SKID,OTR PAX LEANED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8465E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8465E), registered now, S/N 2641, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 118103A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce 250-C20B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (registry code 54385, turbo-shaft) (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 19730629019129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629019129A), Jun 29, 1973: Bell 47G3B, Belden, CA, Substantial damage. One pax stood on skid,otr pax leaned ovr.

## Other investigations on N8465E (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 OAK70A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0008), Jul 25, 1969: Bell 47G-3B (N8465E), Willow Crek, CA, 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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