# Accident 19730901026259A: Bell 47G2, Yadkinville, NC, September 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1973
- Place: Yadkinville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 36.1310° N, 80.6577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yadkinville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1310&lon=-80.6577&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262MV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262MV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 628 total, 96 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901026259A

## Narrative

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

INTENTIONAL LANDING ON TRAILER,TAIL ROTOR STRUCK WINCH ON TRAILER,ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL.

## 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 IAD74DKM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM17), Sep 1, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N262MV), Yadkinville, NC, 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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