# Accident 19750624024589A: Bell 47G4A, Monterville, WV, June 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1975
- Place: Monterville, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 38.5590° N, 80.1051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5590&lon=-80.1051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7888S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7888S-1980-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750624024589A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT ABT 5600FT MFG REC G/W 2525 LB.ACFT G/W EST 2917 LB.

## 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 IAD75FIJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIJ19), Jun 24, 1975: Bell 47G-4A (N7888S), Monterville, WV, substantial damage

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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