# NTSB SEA74DYG07: Bell 47G3B, N73249, Orofino, ID, August 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1973
- Place: Orofino, ID · OROFINO, ID
- Location: 46.4849° N, 116.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orofino, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4849&lon=-116.2530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3828   73/8/1  NR.OROFINO,ID         BELL 47G3B          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8425
        TIME - 1730                    N73249              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OROFINO,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP FAILURE RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION.PILOT USED EVASIVE ACTION TO MISS PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73249](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73249), registered now, S/N 2781, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435-A1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (registry code 42200, 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 19730801026709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801026709A), Aug 1, 1973: Bell 47G3B, Orofino, ID, Substantial damage. Fuel pump failure resulted in fuel starvation. Pilot used evasive action to miss pwr lines.

## Other investigations on N73249 (5)

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 ANC80FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA015), Nov 24, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N73249), Farewell, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA78FKQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ12), May 28, 1978: Bell 47G3B (N73249), Red Lick, MS, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC70F0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0132), Aug 4, 1969: Bell 47G3B1 (N73249), Hemingford, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0018), Sep 1, 1965: Bell 47G3B (N73249), Durango, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1853](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1853), May 19, 1964: Bell 47G3B (N73249), Sheridan, WY, 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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