# NTSB UNK64X3021: Bell 47G4, N73289, Reagor Sprgs, TX, July 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1964
- Place: Reagor Sprgs, TX · REAGOR SPRGS, TX
- Location: 32.3288° N, 96.7608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reagor Springs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3288&lon=-96.7608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0253  64/7/25    REAGOR SPRGS TEX    BELL 47G4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N73289              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 40, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73289](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73289-1966-05-18), registration cancelled 1966-05-18, S/N 3136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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