Dates

Event

Circa 1964

Constructed as a 47D-1.
Bell 47D1 WH5010

19 August 1964

Certificate of airworthiness for N9673Z (47D1, WH5010) issued.

By 10 October 1969

To unknown owner with c/r N9673Z.

10 October 1969

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX70F0171: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:10 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Santa Ana, CA, with the destination Santa Ana, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Suffered a hard landing while performing a power-off autorotative landing. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

By 1 January 1976

To unknown owner with c/r N9673Z.

1 January 1976

Involved in an incident.
Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX76FVA18: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 01:45 hours. The damage was substantial. This was a local flight from Capistrano, CA. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on a crop dusting run. Collided with trees on touch down. The factors included; high obstructions on terrain. There was a partial power loss with the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

25 January 1994

To Kelly P. Couch, Elk Grove, CA with new c/r N9673Z.

3 March 1997

To Kelly P. Couch, Elk Grove, CA with new c/r N9673Z.

3 February 2014

To unknown owner with c/r N9673Z.
Sale reported to a new owner in Chico, CA.

10 November 2014

To unknown owner with c/r N9673Z.
Registration pending to a new owner in Chico, CA.

13 January 2015

To Chico Air Museum, Chico, CA keeping c/r N9673Z.

8 June 2018

Civil registration, N9673Z, cancelled.

1 January 2019

Certificate of airworthiness for N9673Z (47D1, WH5010) issued.

2 October 2019

Photographer: John Bennett
Notes: Taken at Chico, CA, U.S.A.