# Accident 19770216003809A: Bell 47G4, Blairstown, NJ, February 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1977
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.9873° N, 74.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9873&lon=-74.9547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73292, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73292-2014-11-17) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,674 total, 642 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DHA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770216003809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NR 4 CONNECTING ROD FAILED AT THE BOLT HOLE PORTION OF THE ROD.

## 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 NYC77DHA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA16), Feb 16, 1977: Bell 47G-4 (N73292), Blairstown, NJ, 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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