- Date
- September 29, 1973
- Place
- Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73970Bell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730929030469A
- Case key
- 188629
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2776 73/9/29 LITTLE ROCK,ARK BELL 47G2A1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N73970 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 16000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STATE FAIR GRNDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT REMOVED HAND FROM COLLECTIVE TO ADJUST CARB HEAT,PITCH CHANGED,FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ROTOR RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73970
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- State Fair Grnds
N73970Registration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Bell 47G-2A-1Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.