# NTSB OAK76DVG07: Bell 47G, N75273, Montague, CA, July 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1975
- Place: Montague, CA · MONTAGUE, CA
- Location: 41.7271° N, 122.5305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7271&lon=-122.5305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG07

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2177  75/7/13  NR.MONTAGUE,CA        BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 925
        TIME - 2130                    N75273              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 412 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTAGUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MONTAGUE,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLT WAS MOVING ACFT TO ANOTHER ARPT.  LDG LITE BURNED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75273](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75273-1989-02-01), registration cancelled 1989-02-01, S/N 7 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montague

## 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 19750713024659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713024659A), Jul 13, 1975: Bell 47G, Montague, CA, Substantial damage. Purpose of flt was moving acft to another arpt. Ldg lite burned out.

## Other investigations on N75273 (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 MKC85LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA152), Jul 10, 1985: Bell 47G (N75273), Pella, IA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.