# NTSB SEA75DYC32: Bell 47G3B1, N1373X, Corvallis, OR, March 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1975
- Place: Corvallis, OR · CORVALLIS, OR
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5699&lon=-123.2783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1423  75/3/20  NR.CORVALLIS,OR       BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N1373X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE UNK/NR, 4268 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 204 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORVALLIS,OR                 BELLFOUNTAIN,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AIR TAXI TO REFUEL AREA. M/R BLADES HIT TRUCK. NO LOAD ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1373X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- 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 19750320012179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750320012179A), Mar 20, 1975: Bell 47G3B1, Corvallis, OR, Substantial damage. Air taxi to refuel area. M/r blades hit truck. No load abd.

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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