# Accident 19730525013199A: Bell 47G, Harrington, WA, May 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1973
- Place: Harrington, WA
- Airport: Harrington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.5473° N, 118.2592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Harrington Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5473&lon=-118.2592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73865, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73865-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Continental Copters 47G-ELTOMCAT MKII (registry code 1181062, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-continental-copters-47g-eltomcat-mkii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730525013199A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N73865 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910912039729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912039729A), Sep 12, 1991: Bell 47G (N73865), Milton Freewate, OR, Substantial damage. Near gross weight and hot day was unable to clear tree tops. Caught spray boom and crashed into orchard.
- [Accident 19830401010949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401010949A), Apr 1, 1983: Bell 47G (N73865), Pasco, WA, Substantial damage. Right skid of helicopter caught on trailer and rolled over during attempted landing.

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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