# Accident 19731115035009A: Bell 47G4, Aulander, NC, November 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1973
- Place: Aulander, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.2280° N, 77.1136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aulander, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2280&lon=-77.1136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73276 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,435 total, 205 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FLJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731115035009A

## Narrative

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

NR 4 CONN ROD CAP BOLTS BROKE.

## 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 IAD74FLJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ22), Nov 15, 1973: Bell 47G-4 (N73276), Aulander, NC, 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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