# Accident 19730103000289A: Bell 47J2, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, January 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1973
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N73968, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73968-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,747 total, 344 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730103000289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SLIPPAGE OF FREE WHEELING UNIT. FLOAT EQUIPPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 FTW73DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD13), Jan 3, 1973: Bell 47J-2 (N73968), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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