# NTSB SEA75DYC09: Bell 205A-1, N4763R, Cook, WA, August 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1974
- Place: Cook, WA · COOK, WA
- Location: 45.7104° N, 121.6601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cook, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7104&lon=-121.6601&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYC09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4232  74/8/14    COOK,WASH           BELL 205A-1         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1750
        TIME - 1930                    N4763R              PX-  0  1 10  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COOK,WASH                   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: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON TOP OF LOGS ON MTN SLOPE.FUEL SYS MALFUNCTION FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4763R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A-1
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19740814043479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740814043479A), Aug 14, 1974: Bell 205A1, Cook, WA, Substantial damage. Lndd on top of logs on mtn slope. Fuel sys malfunction for undet reason.

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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