# Accident 19740224002529A: Bell 47G2, Spokane, WA, February 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,036 total, 570 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC25-186907) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224002529A

## Narrative

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

DEMO AUTOROTATION TO SLOPING CONFINED AREA.

## 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 SEA74DYC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYC25-186907), Feb 24, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N59H), Spokane, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59H (2)

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

- [Accident 19840729035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729035849A), Jul 29, 1984: Bell 47G2 (N59H), Jeffersonville, OH, Substantial damage. Entered settling with power regime during takeoff with a spray load. Lost rotor RPM trying to clear a fence.
- [Accident 19790902023119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902023119A), Sep 2, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N59H), St Peter, MN, Substantial damage. Made crosswind liftoff. Side gust forced tail boom up. Rotors hit ground.

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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