# Accident 19740128005819A: Bell 47D1, Westminster, CA, January 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1974
- Place: Westminster, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 33.7523° N, 117.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westminster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7523&lon=-117.9940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74084, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74084) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740128005819A

## Narrative

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

LOW ROTOR RPM,BLADE FLAPPING.M/R HIT TAIL BOOM INFLT.TAIL BOOM SEPARATED.PLT TIME FM OPERATOR EST.

## 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 LAX74AL057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL057), Jan 28, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N74084), Westminster, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N74084 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770201001059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770201001059A), Feb 1, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N74084), CA, 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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