# Accident 19730202003449A: Bell 47D1, Portland, OR, February 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1973
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112B-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,309 total, 49 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FYC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730202003449A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR HIT BLDG DRG LDG ON TRAILER.

## 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 SEA73FYC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC17), Feb 2, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N112B), Portland, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N112B (1)

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

- [Accident 19811027000019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811027000019A), Oct 27, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N112B), Haugen, MT, Substantial damage. Encountered ground fog. Elected to land in trees . Pilot not rated, no medical or biennial flight review.

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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