# Accident 19730609022199A: Bell 47G3B1, Carbondale, CO, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Carbondale, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.3956° N, 107.2150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carbondale, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3956&lon=-107.2150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1357X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1357X-2009-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609022199A

## Narrative

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

DMGD TAIL BOOM,MN ROTOR BLADES,TAIL ROTOR AND SKID GR.WIND GUSTING 12K.EXT SLING LOAD.LNDD IN MDW.

## 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 DEN73FTE92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE92), Jun 9, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N1357X), Carbondale, CO, 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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