19730405011549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Washington, DC · April 5, 1973

Date
April 5, 1973
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Washington Natl
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7949J
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD73FIA13
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
741 total531 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nr 6 cyl conrod cap bolt failed. Lnd in street intersection.

As the FAA filed it

NR 6 CYL CONROD CAP BOLT FAILED. LND IN STREET INTERSECTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.