# NTSB SEA72FYC14: Bell 47-G3B, N4079G, Mt Vernon, OR, July 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1971
- Place: Mt Vernon, OR · MT VERNON, OR
- Location: 44.4169° N, 119.1132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Vernon, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4169&lon=-119.1132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYC14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2716  71/7/31    MT VERNON,OREG      BELL 47-G3B         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0935                    N4079G              PX-  0  0  2  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 23, 2117 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            108 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHN DAY,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        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
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED ON WOODED HILLSIDE.L FUEL TNK EXPLODED ON IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4079G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4079G-2015-05-19), registration cancelled 2015-05-19, S/N 6731 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47-G3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N4079G (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 LAX75FUQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ14), Oct 18, 1974: Bell 47G3B2 (N4079G), Camarillo, CA, 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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