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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Dana, IN · July 13, 1973

Date
July 13, 1973
Place
Dana, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8416E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEA04
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,091 total25 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Eng lost pwr,settled into trees. Plugs fouled & oily.

As the FAA filed it

ENG LOST PWR,SETTLED INTO TREES. PLUGS FOULED & OILY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.