# Accident 19750520011259A: Bell 47H1, Nashville, TN, May 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1975
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Conelia Fort
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13172, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13172-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,242 total, 405 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FKW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750520011259A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR HUB BOLT P/N 47-641-052-3 FAILED.BOLT HAD RETIREMENT LIFE 600 HR FAILED AT 499.8 HR.

## 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 IAD76FKW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW17), May 20, 1975: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13172 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821024062589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821024062589I), Oct 24, 1982: Bell 47H1 (N13172), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. Decelerated at 50 feet on downwind landing. Used extreme pitch to slow down. Tail rotor hit ground.

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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