# Accident 19730827028959A: Bell 47G4, Nora, VA, August 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: Nora, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.0709° N, 82.3474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nora, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-82.3474&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1218W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1218W-1982-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 389 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827028959A

## Narrative

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

PLT EXPD PWR LOSS PREVIOUSLY.

## 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 IAD74DIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ01), Aug 27, 1973: Bell 47-G4 (N1218W), Nora, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1218W (1)

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

- [Accident 19790312006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312006039A), Mar 12, 1979: Bell 47G4 (N1218W), Russellville, KY, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to engine failure. Carburetor ice suspected.

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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