# Accident 19740418012539A: Bell 47G2A1, San Sabastian, Puerto Rico, April 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: San Sabastian, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 18.3355° N, 66.9948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Sebastián, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3355&lon=-66.9948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73264, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73264-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,505 total, 289 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418012539A

## Narrative

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

M/R BLADES HIT PWR LINE.SPRAYING SUGAR CANE.

## 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 MIA74FKA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKA09), Apr 18, 1974: Bell 47G2A1 (N73264), San Sabastian, PR, 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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