# Accident 19730411014509A: Bell 47D1, Arcadia, FL, April 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1973
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Arcadia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.1953° N, 81.8382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARCADIA MUNI (X06), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-81.8382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK6B (registry code 2390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLD70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730411014509A

## Narrative

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

FUEL CKD BY GND CREW APPEARED ENOUGH.WHILE SPRAYING ORANGE GROVE ENG QUIT AUTOROTATED BTWN TREES.

## 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 MIA73DLD70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD70), Apr 11, 1973: EL Tomcat Mksa (N17H), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17H (3)

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

- [Accident 20160807014169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160807014169A), Aug 7, 2016: Continental Copters Inc. TOMCAT MK6B (N17H), Sparland, IL, Substantial damage. While spraying a field, the pilot pulled up to avoid trees. As he pulled up, he experienced a reduction in power and the aircraft pulled left. He continued the…
- [Accident 20100714044139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100714044139A), Jul 14, 2010: Continental TOMCAT MK6B (N17H), Blackstone, IL, Destroyed. Helicopter was involved in aerial application near Blackstone, IL. Pilot had just loaded the spray tank. He had burned 20 minutes worth of fuel out of a full…
- [Accident 19740716024329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740716024329A), Jul 16, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N17H), Loxahatchee, FL, Destroyed. Plt readjustd floodlights due to haze.

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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