# Accident 19751017037739A: Bell 47D1, Homestead, FL, October 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Tri State Dusting
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4227A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4227A-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,730 total, 5 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKT28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017037739A

## Narrative

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

SEVERAL LANDING AREAS AVBL. ROTOR RPM DECAYED WHILE GOING TO OPEN FLD.

## 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 MIA76DKT28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT28), Oct 17, 1975: Tomcat MK5B (N4227A), Homestead, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4227A (3)

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

- [Accident 19790608012409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608012409A), Jun 8, 1979: Bell 47D (N4227A), Parchman, MS, Substantial damage. Tail rotor blade failed in flight.
- [Accident 19770823022649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770823022649A), Aug 23, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Lambert, MS, Destroyed
- [Accident 19740619030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740619030709A), Jun 19, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Zafra, OK, Substantial damage. No eng mlfnctn fnd drng invstgtn

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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