# Accident 19730817023649A: Bell 47D1, Stockertown, PA, August 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1973
- Place: Stockertown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.7549° N, 75.2629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockertown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7549&lon=-75.2629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2795A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2795A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,931 total, 2,746 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FHA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817023649A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAYING OPERATION 2ND RUN PLT FORGOT TELFON WIRE WAS THERE.

## 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 NYC74FHA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA06), Aug 17, 1973: Bell 47D1 (N2795A), Stockertown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2795A (2)

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

- [Accident 19980817022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980817022239A), Aug 17, 1998: Bell 47G (N2795A), Monette, AR, Substantial damage. Helicopter flipped over on takeoff. (-23) pilot stated when lifting off ground he lost control of the aircraft. Right skid hit ground, then rotor blades,…
- [Accident 19800712024849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712024849A), Jul 12, 1980: Bell 47G (N2795A), Gettysburg, PA, Substantial damage. Engine failed and instructor made emergency landing.

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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