# Accident 19740906031819A: Bell 47G4A, Canton, MA, September 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1974
- Place: Canton, MA
- Airport: Canton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 42.1584° N, 71.1448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1584&lon=-71.1448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4034G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4034G-1975-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,850 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN032-136921) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906031819A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE LNDG.M/R BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM ON T/D.

## 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 NYC74AN032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN032-136921), Sep 6, 1974: Bell 47G4A (N4034G), Canton, MA, substantial damage

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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