# Accident 19730809023609A: Bell 47G3B1, Black Rock, AR, August 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1973
- Place: Black Rock, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.1062° N, 91.1075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Black Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1062&lon=-91.1075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N163B-1992-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,834 total, 1,134 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730809023609A

## Narrative

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

PLT PULLED UP INTO A PWR LINE HE DID NOT SEE.

## 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 FTW74DPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG10), Aug 9, 1973: Bell 47G (N163B), Black Rock, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N163B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19881202052349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881202052349A), Dec 2, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N163B), Russell, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates student got too slow in flight. Mast bumping. Blade flapping. Rotor speed decay. Carb icing possibility.
- [Accident 19760617016639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016639A), Jun 17, 1976: Bell 47B3 (N163B), Ravenden, AR, Substantial damage. Spray boom hit pwr line.

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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