# Accident 19730918030409A: Bell 47G2, Viola, AR, September 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1973
- Place: Viola, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.3992° N, 91.9870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Viola, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3992&lon=-91.9870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2870B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2870B) (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: 2,906 total, 326 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730918030409A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BLADE P/N 47-642-102-43 FAILED IN BLADE GRIP AREA.FLT AT LOW ALT HIT TREES ON HILLSIDE.

## 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 FTW74FPG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG23), Sep 18, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N2870B), Viola, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2870B (1)

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

- [Accident 19740805032769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805032769A), Aug 5, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N2870B), Meridan, MN, Substantial damage. Dump valve solenoid plunger had accumulation of fertilizer. Would not operate.

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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