# Accident 19731230042109A: Bell 47G2, Stratford, TX, December 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1973
- Place: Stratford, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.3376° N, 102.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3376&lon=-102.0760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6708D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6708D-1994-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FQG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230042109A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CABLE FROZE IN OPEN PSN,TEMP 25 DEG.PLT CUT MAGS & AUTOROTATED.WASNT ROTOR CRAFT RATED.

## 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 FTW74FQG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG36), Dec 30, 1973: Bell 47G-2 (N6708D), Stratford, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6708D (1)

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

- [Accident 19910914042799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914042799A), Sep 14, 1991: Bell 47G2 (N6708D), Keaau, HI, Substantial damage. Reported vibration on sightseeing flight. Elected to land. Impacted hard on landing. Chopped tail. Cause unknown.

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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