# NTSB SEA74DYC25: Bell 47G-2, N59H, Spokane, WA, February 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYC25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC25-186907

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0421  74/2/24  NR.SPOKANE,WASH       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1437                    N59H                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 6036 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            570 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SPOKANE,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- DEMO AUTOROTATION TO SLOPING CONFINED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59H), registered now, S/N 325, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (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 19740224002529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224002529A), Feb 24, 1974: Bell 47G2, Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Demo autorotation to sloping confined area.

## Other investigations on N59H (3)

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 CHI84LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA317), Jul 29, 1984: Bell 47-G2 (N59H), Jeffersonville, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79DER70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER70), Sep 2, 1979: Bell 47G-2 (N59H), St.Peter, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70A0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0006), Jul 16, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N59H), King Salmon, AK, 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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