# Accident 19740705021079A: Bell 47G, Myrtle Beach, SC, July 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.7104° N, 78.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7104&lon=-78.8860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1773, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1773) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 170 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705021079A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON BEACH.BYSTANDERS INJURED.2-1/2GAL FUEL DRAINED,2GAL UNUSABLE.

## 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 MIA75FLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLG02), Jul 5, 1974: Bell 47G (N1773), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1773 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820228001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228001299A), Feb 28, 1982: Bell 47G (N1773), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing of helicopter in narrow flatbed trailer allowed right skid to slip off. Helicopter rolled.
- [Accident 19780306006219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306006219A), Mar 6, 1978: Bell 47G (N1773), New Bern, NC, Destroyed. Power line patrol. Crankshaft fail at nr 1 con rod journal.t/d drgre.m/r hit tailboom.
- [Accident 19750726026399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726026399A), Jul 26, 1975: Bell 47G (N1773), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Acft floated ashore.

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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