# NTSB SEA75AS022: Bell 47G-2, N5160B, Kingston, WA, November 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1974
- Place: Kingston, WA · KINGSTON, WA
- Location: 47.7944° N, 122.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7944&lon=-122.5062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75AS022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3836   74/11/4   KINGSTON,WASH       BELL 47G-2          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2000
        TIME - 0830                    N5160B              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSTON HELIPAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEATTLE,WASH                SEQUIM,WASH                  KINGSTON,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED FOR INSTRUMENT FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5160B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5160B-2026-04-09), registration cancelled 2026-04-09, S/N 1978, built 1957 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Kingston Helipad

## 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 19741104041079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741104041079A), Nov 4, 1974: Bell 47G2, Kingston, WA, Destroyed. Acft not equipped for instrument flt.

## Other investigations on N5160B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA72DYE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYE16), Oct 6, 1971: Bell 47G2 (N5160B), Clallam Bay, WA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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