# Accident 19730928036329A: Bell 206B, Milesburg, PA, September 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1973
- Place: Milesburg, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.9424° N, 77.7917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milesburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9424&lon=-77.7917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7079J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 906 total, 94 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730928036329A

## Narrative

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

CRACKED PITCH TO CLR FENCE LOST ROTOR SPEED.RDCD FWD SPEED NEAR ZERO ABT 15FT AGL APLD FULL COLL.

## 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 NYC74FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT09), Sep 28, 1973: Bell 206B (N7079J), Milesburg, PA, 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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