# Accident 19730924041409A: Bell 47G5, Washingtn Ch, OH, September 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1973
- Place: Washingtn Ch, OH
- Airport: Fayette Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.5704° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAYETTE COUNTY (I23), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5704&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4101G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4101G-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435B (registry code 41519, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730924041409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI74FEG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEG08), Sep 24, 1973: Bell 47-G5 (N4101G), Washingtn Ch, OH, 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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