Event FTW82DA073

1982-02-28 DALLAS, Texas, United States Airport · RBD None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1773

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL 47G

Year of manufacture

1967 · 15 years old at event

TCDS

H-1 · SCOTT'S-BELL 47 INC

Engine

FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES (210 hp)

Seats / Engines

3 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19670706

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A135EF

Registrant of record

AIRCRAFT SALES LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1773 Bell 47G None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A NARROW FLATBED TRAILER. HE STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SOME BUFFETING FROM THE WIND FUNNELING BETWEEN TWO HANGARS. ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT TO POSITION THE HELICOPTER ON THE TRAILER, THE RIGHT SKID SLIPPED OFF. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT AS THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE SIDE. THE TRAILER'S WIDTH ALLOWED ONLY A 2 INCH CLEARANCE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SKIDS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA073.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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