# Accident 19750418007999A: Bell 47G4, Bowie, MD, April 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1975
- Place: Bowie, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 38.9547° N, 76.7388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowie, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9547&lon=-76.7388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N420MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420MC-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 1,230 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DIA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750418007999A

## Narrative

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

HARD LNDG,PULLED BACK ON CYCLIC TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GND.

## 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 IAD75DIA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIA19), Apr 18, 1975: Bell 47G4 (N420MC), Bowie, MD, 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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