# Accident 19730523012119A: Bell 47G, San Frnando, CA, May 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1973
- Place: San Frnando, CA
- Airport: San Fernando
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.2890° N, 118.4220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at San Fernando Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2890&lon=-118.4220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2473B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2473B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 78 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730523012119A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 CONROD BOLTS FAILED. LND TAIL LOW AVOIDING LOW FENCE.

## 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 LAX73FUQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ35), May 23, 1973: Bell 47G (N2473B), San Frnando, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2473B (1)

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

- [Accident 19930702022229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702022229A), Jul 2, 1993: Bell 47G (N2473B), San Francisco, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On low level photo flight encountered wind shear. Pitched up rolled to vertical impact. Indicates blade stall.

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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