# Accident 19740728023759A: Bell 47D1, Seal Beach, CA, July 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1974
- Place: Seal Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 33.7544° N, 118.0713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seal Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7544&lon=-118.0713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5226, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5226-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,265 total, 15 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728023759A

## Narrative

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

M/R BLADES FLEXED INTO 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 LAX75FUA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA04), Jul 28, 1974: Bell 47D-1 (N5226), Seal Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5226 (4)

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

- [Accident 20011201034399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011201034399A), Dec 1, 2001: Bell 47G (N5226), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 1, 2001, at 1030 central standard time, a Bell 47D1 helicopter, N5226, was substantially damaged during a practice autorotational landing at…
- [Accident 19960426008929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426008929A), Apr 26, 1996: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. Familiarzation flight student landed short in tall grass. Tried takeoff with skid in soft earth. Rolled on side. (-23) during a familiarization flight in the…
- [Accident 19841207076719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841207076719A), Dec 7, 1984: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. During power recovery by CFI aircraft struck 3 power lines. Impacted ground in right nose down attitude.
- [Accident 19751207038429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751207038429A), Dec 7, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Irving, TX, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation.

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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