# Accident 19730108000859A: Bell 47G3B1, Zuni, NM, January 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1973
- Place: Zuni, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N1166W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,016 total, 550 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73AD031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730108000859A

## Narrative

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

METAL CHIP FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD WEDGED IN TURBOCHARGER.

## 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 DEN73AD031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD031), Jan 8, 1973: Bell 473GB1 (N1166W), Zuni, NM, 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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