# NTSB FTW69F0331: Bell 47G-2A, N73219, Shreveport, LA, January 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1969
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0331

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0014   69/1/7    SHREVEPORT,LA       BELL 47G-2A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1650                    N73219              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      45, 9500 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- DURING 3 FT HOVERING AUTOROTATION PLT INCREASED THROTTLE RAPIDLY AND DID NOT CORRECT FOR TORQUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73219](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73219-2000-05-01), registration cancelled 2000-05-01, S/N 2703 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Downtown

## Other investigations on N73219 (3)

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 CHI85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA204), May 22, 1985: Bell 47G-2A (N73219), Mantua, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID05), Aug 5, 1972: Bell 47G-2A (N73219), Floyd, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0005), Jul 9, 1966: Bell 47G-2A (N73219), Slemp, KY, substantial damage

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.

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