# NTSB OAK74FVD22: Bell 47D1, N68367, Sebastopol, CA, March 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Sebastopol, CA · SEBASTOPOL, CA
- Location: 38.4000° N, 122.8276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastopol, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4000&lon=-122.8276&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1083  74/3/30  NR.SEBASTOPOL,CALIF   BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 26,
        TIME - 1000                    N68367              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             2095 TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TWIN HILL RANCH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68367](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68367-1990-03-26), registration cancelled 1990-03-26, S/N 811 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (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 19740330013019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330013019A), Mar 30, 1974: Bell 47D1, Sebastopol, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N68367 (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 OAK79FVM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM24), May 25, 1979: Bell 47-G2 (N68367), Salinas, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM41), Aug 12, 1978: Bell 47-G2 (N68367), Soledad, CA, 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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