# Accident 19730405011549A: Bell 47G3B1, Washington, DC, April 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1973
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Washington Natl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7949J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7949J-1979-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 741 total, 531 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730405011549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD73FIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIA13), Apr 5, 1973: Bell 47G-4A (N7949J), Washington, DC, 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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