# Accident 19740710019979A: Bell 47J2A, Edwards, MS, July 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1974
- Place: Edwards, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.3326° N, 90.6056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwards, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3326&lon=-90.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55CG-1974-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,853 total, 90 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740710019979A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR GRBOX SHAFT PN 476452051.

## 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 MIA74FKQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ01), Jul 10, 1974: Bell 47J-2 (N55CG), Edwards, MS, destroyed

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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