# Accident 19740913035649A: Bell 47G2A, Horntown, VA, September 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1974
- Place: Horntown, VA
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.9688° N, 75.4573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Horntown, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9688&lon=-75.4573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74098 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,522 total, 3,442 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DID05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740913035649A

## Narrative

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

CTCTD SLT DWN SLOPE ON SOFT EARTH IN FLD OF SOY BEANS.MAIN ROTOR HIT TAILBOOM.

## 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 IAD75DID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DID05), Sep 13, 1974: Bell 47G-2A (N74098), Horntown, VA, 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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