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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Little Rock, AR · September 29, 1973

Date
September 29, 1973
Place
Little Rock, AR
Airport
State Fair Grnds
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73970
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW74FPG26
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,830 total2,000 in this make and model200 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.

Plt removed hand from collective to adjust carb heat,pitch changed,followed by loss of rotor RPM.

As the FAA filed it

PLT REMOVED HAND FROM COLLECTIVE TO ADJUST CARB HEAT,PITCH CHANGED,FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ROTOR RPM.

NTSB investigation

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