# Accident 19740712021759A: Bell 47G5, Charlotte, NC, July 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Delta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7089J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7089J-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1C (registry code 42197, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 1,058 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DKM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712021759A

## Narrative

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

MN ROTOR BLADE HIT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT AND TAIL BOOM.

## 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 IAD75DKM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKM03), Jul 12, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N7089J), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7089J (4)

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

- [Accident 20140812012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140812012689A), Aug 12, 2014: Bell 47G-5 (N7089J), Mansfield, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While in cruise on a southwest heading, the helicopter came into contact with the top cables on a set of highlines running northwest to southeast. The rotor…
- [Incident 19910622043229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622043229I), Jun 22, 1991: Bell 47G5 (N7089J), Keystone, SD. Fuel starvation en route. Autorotated to safe landing. Low fuel warning light defective.
- [Accident 19900611028359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611028359A), Jun 11, 1990: Bell 47G5 (N7089J), Shell Knob, MO, Substantial damage. Photographing a boat on a lake flew into a powerline, reported blinded by sun and did not see unmarked powerlines.
- [Accident 19730603012149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603012149A), Jun 3, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N7089J), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Simulated forced ldg. Flared too late,t/r hit stump in tall grass.

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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