# Accident 19730922030729A: Bell 47G2, Arden, NV, September 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1973
- Place: Arden, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 36.0180° N, 115.2308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0180&lon=-115.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2873B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2873B-1982-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,983 total, 800 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922030729A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK74FVW08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW08), Sep 22, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Arden, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2873B (2)

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

- [Accident 19790117015892A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117015892A), Jan 17, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Opa Locka, FL, Destroyed. Student pilot was on climbout from takeoff. Collided with coast guard 1376 who was on landing approach.
- [Accident 19760326006639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326006639A), Mar 26, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N2873B), Whitmore Lake, MI, Destroyed

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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