# Accident 19730705020219A: Bell 47G5A, Aurora, CO, July 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2991W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2991W-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,010 total, 162 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705020219A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ROLLED OFF THROTTLE DURG HOVER.

## 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 DEN74FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE02), Jul 5, 1973: Bell 47G-5A (N2991W), Aurora, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2991W (2)

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

- [Accident 19940322028079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940322028079A), Mar 22, 1994: Bell 47G5A (N2991W), Wisconsin Rapod, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Missing. Found 6MONTHS later in wooded area. Only 12MI west departure. No mechanical anomalies in engine, airframe.
- [Accident 19740112001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112001249A), Jan 12, 1974: Bell 47G5A (N2991W), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Accident site snow covered. Hit tail first on demo autorotation.

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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