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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47J · Richmond, VA · May 24, 1974

Date
May 24, 1974
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Parnell
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5199B
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74AI063
Reported as
Bell 47J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
3,040 total40 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail boom separated by MN rotor strike drg autorotation. Acft continued thru roof of house.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL BOOM SEPARATED BY MN ROTOR STRIKE DRG AUTOROTATION.ACFT CONTINUED THRU ROOF OF HOUSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.