19740117000589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G4A · Reading, PA · January 17, 1974

Date
January 17, 1974
Place
Reading, PA
Airport
Reading Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1412W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74AN064
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,758 total903 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tree line on apch to lvl wheat fld. Drg autorotation turned r.terrain,5 pct dwnslope.

As the FAA filed it

TREE LINE ON APCH TO LVL WHEAT FLD.DRG AUTOROTATION TURNED R.TERRAIN,5 PCT DWNSLOPE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.