# NTSB SEA72DYI06: Bell 47G3B, N73241, Selma, OR, August 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1971
- Place: Selma, OR · SELMA, OR
- Location: 42.2797° N, 123.6151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2797&lon=-123.6151&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYI06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2989  71/8/13    SELMA,OREG          BELL 47G3B          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1519
        TIME - 1045                    N73241              PX-  0  0  2  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AGNESS,OREG                 MACALEB RANCH,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT AT LOW ALT,HIT WIRES OVER RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73241](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73241-1991-09-19), registration cancelled 1991-09-19, S/N 2773 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73241 (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 FTW90DRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD11), Jun 5, 1990: Bell 47G3-B (N73241), Houma, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AND AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE.
- [NTSB OAK67A0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0090), Jun 19, 1967: Bell 47G-3B (N73241), Castella, 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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