# Accident 19730529012729A: Bell 47G5, Gainesville, TX, May 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1973
- Place: Gainesville, TX
- Airport: Gainesville Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 33.6522° N, 97.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINESVILLE MUNI (GLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6522&lon=-97.1973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563F-1979-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,377 total, 135 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730529012729A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED FLARE TOO LOW.M/R BLADES HIT T/R DRIVE SHAFT.PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.

## 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 FTW73DPD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD41), May 29, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N8563F), Gainesville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8563F (2)

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

- [Accident 19760309009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760309009129A), Mar 9, 1976: Bell 47G5 (N8563F), Adrian, MI, Substantial damage. Load incrsd fm 750 lb to EST 830 lb. Un lift plt disconnected,acft oscillated,piched fwd hit bucket
- [Accident 19740112000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112000079A), Jan 12, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N8563F), Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Full back cyclic ctl. MN rotor hit tail rotor drive shaft.

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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