# Accident 19730207005789A: Bell 47G5, Koloa, HI, February 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1973
- Place: Koloa, HI
- Airport: Grove Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 21.9030° N, 159.4611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Koloa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9030&lon=-159.4611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7060J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7060J) (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: 13,500 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FJA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207005789A

## Narrative

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

THE HERBICIDE LOADER FORGOT TO DISCONNECT THE HERBICIDE HOSE.

## 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 OAK73FJA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FJA12), Feb 7, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N7060J), Koloa, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7060J (1)

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

- [Accident 20030913022749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030913022749A), Sep 13, 2003: Bell 47G5 (N7060J), Greenfield, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) While performing aerial application, the pilot flew the helicopter through a single wire during descent into the field. The wire wrapped the main rotor…

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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