# Accident 19730210002769A: Bell 47G3B1, Robstown, TX, February 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1973
- Place: Robstown, TX
- Airport: Nueces
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 27.7781° N, 97.6901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NUECES COUNTY (RBO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7781&lon=-97.6901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3740G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3740G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,420 total, 2,013 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730210002769A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD LDG ON TRAILER,NOT ALIGNED,SKIDDED OFF.TAIL ROTOR HIT TRAILER PLT LOST DIR CTL.

## 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 FTW73DRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG50), Feb 10, 1973: Bell 47G (N3740G), Robstown, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3740G (1)

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

- [Accident 19790530019269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530019269A), May 30, 1979: Bell 47G (N3740G), Spofford, TX, Substantial damage. Engine stoped while hazing cattle. Auto rotated. Hit hard. Rotor dropped off tail boom. No engine trouble found.

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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