# Accident 19730322005729A: Bell 47G4A, Cameron, LA, March 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1973
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1445W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1445W-1974-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,456 total, 461 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73AF054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322005729A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED. ENG LOST PWR DUE COOLING FAN BEARING FAILURE FOR UNDET REASON. CRASHED IN GULF.

## 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 FTW73AF054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF054), Mar 22, 1973: Bell 47G-4A (N1445W), Cameron, LA, destroyed

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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