# Accident 19730605016169A: Bell 47D1, Dorena, MO, June 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1973
- Place: Dorena, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.6162° N, 89.2373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dorena, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6162&lon=-89.2373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8282E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,469 total, 86 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730605016169A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING FOR WEED CONTROL-NO CROPS INVOLVED.MAIN ROTOR RPMS TOO LOW UN SUSTAIN FLT.1HR CROP CTL.

## 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 MKC73FCA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA28), Jun 5, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N8282E), Dorena, MO, substantial damage

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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