# Accident 19730707021089A: Bell 47D1, Anacortes, WA, July 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Bayview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 48.4887° N, 122.6240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anacortes, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4887&lon=-122.6240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964B-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,875 total, 114 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74AYE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AYE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707021089A

## Narrative

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

FATIGUE-T/R BLADE YOKE P/N 47-641-057-9.PLT MAINTAINED CONTROL 2 MIN.

## 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 SEA74AYE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AYE04), Jul 7, 1973: Bell 47D (N964B), Anacortes, WA, 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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