# NTSB OAK74DXQ20: Bell 47G3B1, N73239, Wells, NV, January 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Wells, NV · WELLS, NV
- Location: 41.1132° N, 114.9535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1132&lon=-114.9535&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DXQ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0086  74/1/25  NR.WELLS,NEV          BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1320                    N73239              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 28, 3517 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            597 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WELLS,NEV                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      20
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTMPT LNDG ON MTN SADDLE,ENCOUNTERED SVR DNDRFT.GUST TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73239 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740125001499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125001499A), Jan 25, 1974: Bell 47G3B, Wells, NV, Destroyed. Plt attmpt lndg on mtn saddle,encountered svr dndrft. Gust to 25K.

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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