# Accident 19731130038249A: Bell 47G5, La Verne, CA, November 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1973
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.7818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRACKETT FLD (POC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.7818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4741R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4741R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,542 total, 5,383 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731130038249A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.LND IN SOFT AREA.

## 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 LAX74DUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG31), Nov 30, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N4741R), La Verne, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4741R (1)

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

- [Accident 20060523010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523010029A), May 23, 2006: Bell 47G5 (N4741R), Soledad, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was flown until fuel exhaustion. Pilot failed to execute a safe landing from the subsequent autorotation, resulting in substantial damage to the…

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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