# Accident 19730929030469A: Bell 47G3B1, Little Rock, AR, September 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1973
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: State Fair Grnds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73970, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73970-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,830 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730929030469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW74FPG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG26), Sep 29, 1973: Bell 47G2A1 (N73970), Little Rock, AR, 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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