# NTSB SEA75DYG22: Bell 47G3B2, N4070J, Sandpoint, ID, October 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1975
- Place: Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
- Location: 48.2817° N, 116.5600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandpoint, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-116.5600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG22-201311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3388  75/10/24   SANDPOINT,ID        BELL 47G3B2         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 7165
        TIME - 0945                    N4070J              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 2010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDPOINT,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LINES WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A MEADOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4070J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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