# Accident 19731007034279A: Bell 47J2, Niagara Falls, NY, October 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1973
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8453E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8453E-1977-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,538 total, 942 in this make and model, 397 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731007034279A

## Narrative

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

RESCUE.ACFT MOVING FWD,MAN HELD ONTO R SKID.

## 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 NYC74DFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFJ12), Oct 7, 1973: Bell 47J-2 (N8453E), Niagara Falls, NY, 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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