# Accident 19740607017759A: Bell 47G4A, Dead Horse Bay, NY, June 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1974
- Place: Dead Horse Bay, NY
- Airport: Dead Horse Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Aircraft: N7924J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,316 total, 435 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607017759A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR HIT WATER. SHORT SHAFT HIT MN ROTOR BLADE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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