# NTSB OAK74FVW08: Bell 47G2, N2873B, Arden, NV, September 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1973
- Place: Arden, NV · ARDEN, NV
- Location: 36.0180° N, 115.2308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0180&lon=-115.2308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74FVW08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3015  73/9/22    ARDEN,NEV           BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 5983
        TIME - 0945                    N2873B              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEAN,NEV                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2873B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2873B-1982-09-20), registration cancelled 1982-09-20, S/N 1985 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- 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 19730922030729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922030729A), Sep 22, 1973: Bell 47G2, Arden, NV, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2873B (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 MIA79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA042), Jan 17, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal
- [NTSB CHI76FEC35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC35), Mar 26, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N2873B), Whitmore Lake, MI, 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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