# NTSB SEA73DYC16: Bell 47G-5, N1420, Corvallis, OR, January 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1973
- Place: Corvallis, OR · CORVALLIS, OR
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5699&lon=-123.2783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC16

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0235   73/1/2    CORVALLIS,OREG      BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N1420               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 9992 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            627 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORVALLIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORVALLIS,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1420 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corvallis

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730102002269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730102002269A), Jan 2, 1973: Bell 47G5, Corvallis, OR, 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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