# Accident 19730713020669A: Bell 47G, Weld, ME, July 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Weld, ME
- Airport: Blue Mtn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 44.6987° N, 70.4215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weld, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6987&lon=-70.4215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N950B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,330 total, 655 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713020669A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF FROM MT HELIPAD,PIC ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE WITH POWER.

## 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 NYC74DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC07), Jul 13, 1973: Bell 47G (N950B), Weld, ME, 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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