# Accident 19731214039451A: Bell 47G4A, Gulf Of Mexico, LA, December 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1973
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, LA
- Airport: So.Timbal.Blk.151
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Aircraft: N6234N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6234N-1985-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,093 total, 65 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214039451A

## Narrative

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

PLT OF N6246N PREV TOLD PLT OF N6234N OF SPACE FOR ONE OPERATING HELI AT A TIME.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6246N, Bell 47G4A: [Accident 19731214039452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214039452A)

## 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 FTW74DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD21), Dec 14, 1973: Bell 47G-4A (N6234N), Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico), 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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