# Accident 19730805027969A: Bell 47D1, Destin, FL, August 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1973
- Place: Destin, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6579D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6579D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730805027969A

## Narrative

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

HOLE BURNED THRU TOP OF PISTON,BURNED EXH VALVE.CAUSE NOT DTMND.MECH THOUGHT RESULT OF DETONATION.

## 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 MIA74FLA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA08), Aug 5, 1973: Bell 47D-1 (N6579D), Destin, FL, 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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