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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Decatur, TX · May 21, 1973

Date
May 21, 1973
Place
Decatur, TX
Airport
Decatur
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N74121
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW73FPD37
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,563 total425 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Eng quit ovr trees,increased m/r pitch to avoid trees,lost m/r RPM.fuel gage 1/4 with empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENG QUIT OVR TREES,INCREASED M/R PITCH TO AVOID TREES,LOST M/R RPM.FUEL GAGE 1/4 WITH EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N74121 · 2

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