# Accident 19740224003669A: Bell 47G3B1, Conrad, MT, February 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1974
- Place: Conrad, MT
- Airport: Conrad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 48.1683° N, 111.9764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CONRAD (S01), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1683&lon=-111.9764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7936S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7936S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,170 total, 2,045 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTI18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224003669A

## Narrative

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

IDLE SPEED ADJUSTED TOO LOW. ENG QUIT DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE LDG. M/R BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM.

## 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 SEA74DTI18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI18), Feb 24, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N7936S), Conrad, MT, 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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