# Accident 19731108035419A: Bell 47G3B1, Belle Chasse, LA, November 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1973
- Place: Belle Chasse, LA
- Airport: Nas Belle Chasse
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 29.8587° N, 90.0033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Chasse, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8587&lon=-90.0033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2994W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2994W-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,296 total, 6,143 in this make and model, 365 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731108035419A

## Narrative

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

EXCESSV WEAR FND ON T/R DRIVE GR AND QUILL ASMBLY INADEQT MESH-345 HRS.360 TURNS,CLOSED THROTTLE.

## 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 FTW74FRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD18), Nov 8, 1973: Bell 47G-5A (N2994W), Belle Chasse, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N2994W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810503022249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503022249A), May 3, 1981: Bell 47G5A (N2994W), Soledad, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter developed yaw on pull up from swath run. Crash landed. Found score and heat discolored clutch.

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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