# NTSB SEA71FWG15: Bell 47G3B1, N3097G, Colville, WA, September 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1970
- Place: Colville, WA · COLVILLE, WA
- Location: 48.5454° N, 117.8985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5454&lon=-117.8985&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 June 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71FWG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3705   70/9/2  NR.COLVILLE,WASH      BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1696
        TIME - 1807                    N3097G              PX-  0  0  2  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 334 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LASOTO BASE,WN              RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOREST FIRE PATROL RECON FLT. LND ON SMALL MTN ROAD. M/R BLADE HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3097G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3097G-2015-05-12), registration cancelled 2015-05-12, S/N 3377, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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