# Accident 19730302004539A: Bell 47J, Kansas City, MO, March 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1973
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6780D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6780D-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,115 total, 370 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73AKO55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AKO55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730302004539A

## Narrative

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

ONE ENG COOLING FAN BELT BROKE.ENGINE EQUIPED WITH TWO. NO NEED TO AUTOROTATE.

## 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 MKC73AKO55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AKO55), Mar 2, 1973: Bell 47J (N6780D), Kansas City, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N6780D (1)

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

- [Accident 19780205013009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780205013009A), Feb 5, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N6780D), Wilmot, WI, Substantial damage

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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