# Accident 19730713023389A: Bell 47G3B1, Dana, IN, July 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Dana, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.8073° N, 87.4945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dana, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8073&lon=-87.4945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8416E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8416E-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3 (registry code 1181024, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,091 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713023389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI74FEA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA04), Jul 13, 1973: Bell 47G-3 (N8416E), Dana, 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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