# Accident 19730127006459A: Bell 47G3B1, Avon Park, FL, January 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1973
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Airport: Alco Helicopters
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1476W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1476W-2012-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730127006459A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FOUND DEMOLISHED,CIRCUMSTANCES UNK.MOORING BLOCK NOT REMOVED BFR ROTOR ENGAGED.INJ PRESUMED.

## 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 MIA73DLD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD54), Jan 27, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N1476W), Avon Park, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N1476W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850807036959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850807036959A), Aug 7, 1985: Bell 47G5 (N1476W), Pickett, WI, Substantial damage. Struck powerlines which became entangled in rotor control rods. Aircraft settled to ground.

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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