# Accident 19741026041469A: Bell 47G4, Waverly, FL, October 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1974
- Place: Waverly, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.9859° N, 81.6229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9859&lon=-81.6229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1161W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1161W-2018-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,254 total, 6,084 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DLD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741026041469A

## Narrative

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

LIMITED FUEL DUE SHORT DURATION OF FLT.DO NOT NMLY STICK FUEL TANKS,CK VISUALLY.

## 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 MIA75DLD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD28), Oct 26, 1974: Bell 47G21A (N1161W), Waverly, FL, 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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