# Accident 19730629018619A: Bell 47G4A, Petronila, TX, June 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Petronila, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 27.6712° N, 97.6322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petronila, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6712&lon=-97.6322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1492W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1492W-1979-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,180 total, 405 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73FRG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG91) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629018619A

## Narrative

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

PLT ASST MIXNG CHEM BECAME ILL IN FLT.7 HRS FLT TIME ON DAY OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW73FRG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG91), Jun 29, 1973: Bell 47G-4A (N1492W), Petronila, TX, destroyed

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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