# Accident 19740309008749A: Bell 47G5, Arcadia, FL, March 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1974
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8197J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8197J-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,455 total, 175 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309008749A

## Narrative

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

PLT LNDD NR MIX TRUCK,DOOR OPENED RETREATING BLADE CTCTD DOOR.

## 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 MIA74DLD71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD71), Mar 9, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N8197J), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8197J (1)

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

- [Accident 19850716031629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716031629A), Jul 16, 1985: Bell 47G5 (N8197J), Crane, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit on liftoff from transport trailer. Skid caught edge of trailer. Main rotor blades hit ground and trailer.

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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