# Accident 19740201004849A: Bell 47J, Royalton, KY, February 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1974
- Place: Royalton, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 37.6751° N, 83.0218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Royalton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6751&lon=-83.0218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711JW-1974-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,294 total, 77 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DLQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740201004849A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR HIT A 2 BY 4 WOODEN STAKE.

## 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 IAD74DLQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLQ24), Feb 1, 1974: Bell 47J-2 (N711JW), Royalton, KY, destroyed

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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