# Accident 19730618018999A: Bell 47G5, Newberry, FL, June 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1973
- Place: Newberry, FL
- Airport: Newberry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 29.6464° N, 82.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6464&lon=-82.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2214W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2214W-1976-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,384 total, 595 in this make and model, 390 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLA46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618018999A

## Narrative

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

M/R BLADES HIT TREE. SPRAYING WATERMELONS.

## 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 MIA73DLA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLA46), Jun 18, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N2214W), Newberry, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2214W (1)

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

- [Accident 19740924038129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740924038129A), Sep 24, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N2214W), Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. Tkof frm trailer,skid shoe lodged in trailer track.

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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