# Accident 19730202000819A: Bell 47G5, Harlingen, TX, February 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1973
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Harlingen Indust
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7923J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7923J-2017-10-31) (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 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 50 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730202000819A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. R SKI DUG INTO SOFT GRND.

## 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 FTW73DRG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG47), Feb 2, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N7923J), Harlingen, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7923J (3)

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

- [Accident 19950617017369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617017369A), Jun 17, 1995: Bell 47G5 (N7923J), Coalinga, CA, Destroyed. Lost main rotor power returning to base. Needles split. Rotors slowed. Engine raced. Impacted. Clutch overheated.
- [Accident 19780621016219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621016219A), Jun 21, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N7923J), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. L hopper empty,r hopper 1/2 to 3/4 full. Mirror installed to monitneven flow.
- [Accident 19740324006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740324006939A), Mar 24, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N7923J), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Op chngd tank install on r side. Didnt chng fuel gage. Indicated too hi reading. Plt flew 6 min only.

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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