# Accident 19740614015739A: Bell 47G4, Gaylesville, AL, June 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1974
- Place: Gaylesville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.2674° N, 85.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylesville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2674&lon=-85.5612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1160W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 713 total, 143 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740614015739A

## Narrative

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

RPM DETERIORATED TO 2800.LNDD ON SLOPE MAIN ROTOR BLADE FLEXED CUT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.

## 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 MIA74DKJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ61), Jun 14, 1974: Bell 47G-4 (N1160W), Gaylesville, AL, substantial damage

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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