# Accident 19740524020279A: Bell 47J, Richmond, VA, May 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1974
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Parnell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5199B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5199B-1975-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,040 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74AI063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524020279A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD74AI063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI063), May 24, 1974: Bell 47J (N5199B), Richmond, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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