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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5 · Washingtn Ch, OH · September 24, 1973

Date
September 24, 1973
Place
Washingtn Ch, OH
Airport
Fayette Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4101G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74FEG08
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Reported engine
Lycoming
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
940 total800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Power loss from stuck exhuast valve. Main rotor struck tail boom during forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

POWER LOSS FROM STUCK EXHUAST VALVE.MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM DURING FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.