# NTSB UNK64X0270: Bell 47G3B1, N73919, Shell Beachf, CA, January 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1964
- Place: Shell Beachf, CA · SHELL BEACHF, CA
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0270

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0020  64/1/18    SHELL BEACH CALIF   BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N73919              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         42, 13908 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            129 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OPERATION CONDUCTED TO PICK UP INJURED MAN ON BEACH.MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73919](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73919-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 2807, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N73919 (2)

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 SEA77FYP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP29), Apr 26, 1977: Bell 47G3B1 (N73919), Pomeroy, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67A0046), Jan 4, 1967: Bell 47G-3B (N73919), Pomeroy, WA, 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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