# Accident 19731217038399A: Bell 47G3B1, Twin Falls, ID, December 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1973
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 42.5641° N, 114.4609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twin Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5641&lon=-114.4609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8588F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,416 total, 1,776 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731217038399A

## Narrative

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

STUD PRCTCNG PWR OFF AUTOROT. INSTR LVL HELO AFTCYCLIC,DID NOT CK RTR RPM. SURF SFT DRT,GRSS.

## 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 SEA74DYA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYA17), Dec 17, 1973: Bell 47G-3B (N8588F), Twin Falls, ID, 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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