# Accident 19740822033259A: Bell 47J2A, Point Judith, RI, August 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1974
- Place: Point Judith, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.3654° N, 71.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Judith, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3654&lon=-71.4867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37739, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37739-1974-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,350 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740822033259A

## Narrative

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

PLT DECIDED ABORT FLT DUE RANDOM SUBTLE NUDGES.PASSING THRU 100-150FT AGL ACFT TUMBLED INTO WATER.

## 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 NYC75AN021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN021), Aug 22, 1974: Bell 47J-2A (N37739), Point Judith, RI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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