# Accident 19750501008119A: Bell 47G2, Anchorage, AK, May 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1975
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6140C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6140C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 17 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AAG87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501008119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC75AAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AAG87), May 1, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N6140C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6140C (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870307005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870307005419A), Mar 7, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N6140C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The tailrotor struck the runway during quick stop practice. Student delayed instructor actions during landing.
- [Accident 19830607022309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830607022309A), Jun 7, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N6140C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Cabin door became ajar in flight and opened fully on late landing flare. Main rotors severed tail boom from impact.
- [Accident 19750827029359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750827029359A), Aug 27, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N6140C), Hurricane, AK, Substantial damage. Lnd in marsh.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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