# Accident 19740501009109A: Bell 47G2, Norfolk, VA, May 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1974
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk Heliport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6752D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6752D-2013-07-02) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total, 90 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FID36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501009109A

## Narrative

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

ACFT TAILED INTO WIND,DRG L/O ENCTRD WIND GUST.

## 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 IAD74FID36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID36), May 1, 1974: Bell 47G-2 (N6752D), Norfolk, VA, 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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