# Accident 19730601018339A: Bell 47G2, Brainerd, MN, June 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1973
- Place: Brainerd, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 46.3553° N, 94.1984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brainerd, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3553&lon=-94.1984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65520, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 71 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DER66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730601018339A

## Narrative

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

PIC PULLED INTO HIGH HOVER OUT OF GND EFFECT RESULTING IN LOSS OF LIFT.SIGHTSEEING FLT.

## 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 MKC73DER66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER66), Jun 1, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N65520), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65520 (1)

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

- [Accident 20260622010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260622010129A), Jun 22, 2026: Bell 47G-2 (N65520), Troy, MO, Destroyed. The airman was conducting currency flight under 14 CFR part 91 in a newly purchased helicopter. The airman maneuvered the helicopter for take-off with the…

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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