# Accident 19740820029209A: Bell 47G5A, Hinsdale, IL, August 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1974
- Place: Hinsdale, IL
- Airport: Hinsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 41.8007° N, 87.9282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinsdale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8007&lon=-87.9282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211CB-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,983 total, 300 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820029209A

## Narrative

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

PLT NOTED HI DSCNT RATE DRG FLARE,MADE RUN-ON TYPE LDG.

## 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 CHI75FEE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE14), Aug 20, 1974: Bell 47G5A (N211CB), Hinsdale, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N211CB (1)

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

- [Accident 19920621026709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920621026709A), Jun 21, 1992: Bell 47G5A (N211CB), Pago Pago, American Samoa, Substantial damage. Tried to depart ship pad with left rear skid attached. Rolled over on liftoff.

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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