# Accident 19770422037699A: Bell 47G4A, Hartsdale, NY, April 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1977
- Place: Hartsdale, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.0154° N, 73.8036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartsdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0154&lon=-73.8036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472FW-1978-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,448 total, 515 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770422037699A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.BOLTS UNSEATED & TURNED ON PROP FLANGE.ENGINE OVERHAUL PROCEDURES INADEQUATE.

## 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 NYC77FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA053), Apr 22, 1977: Bell 47G-4A (N472FW), Hartsdale, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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