# Accident 19731028041639A: Bell 47G2, Ft Pierce, FL, October 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1973
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2883B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2883B-1991-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74ALD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74ALD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731028041639A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR STRUCK 3/8 INCH GUY WIRE.PLT LOOKING BACK AT SPRAY PATTERN.WEED CONTROL.

## 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 MIA74ALD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74ALD35), Oct 28, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N2883B), Ft Pierce, FL, 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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