# Accident 19730705018229A: Bell 47G2A, Little York, IN, July 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Little York, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.6993° N, 85.9046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little York, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6993&lon=-85.9046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73257, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73257-2011-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 936 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705018229A

## Narrative

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

DEFOLIATION OF BRUSH PWR LINE RIGHT OF WAY.APRX 1/2 TAIL ROTOR BLADE MSG,SIGNS OF HARD OBJ STRIKE.

## 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 CHI74FEA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA03), Jul 5, 1973: Bell 47G-2A (N73257), Little York, IN, 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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