NTSB FTW82DA073 — 1982-02-28 · DALLAS, Texas, United States

Current FAA registration · N1773

Make / Model: BELL 47G
Year of manufacture: 1967 · 15 years old at event
Engine: FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES (210 hp)
Seats / Engines: 3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19670706
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A135EF

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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