# Accident 19760101001579A: Bell 47D1, Capistrano, CA, January 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1976
- Place: Capistrano, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N9673Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9673Z-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 996 total, 99 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FVA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760101001579A

## Narrative

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

ANTI-FROST CTL. LND IN LEMON TREES.

## 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 LAX76FVA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FVA18), Jan 1, 1976: Bell 47D-1 (N9673Z), Capistrano, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9673Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19860510026639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510026639I), May 10, 1986: Bell 47 (N9673Z), San Diego, CA. Fuel exhausted during sightseeing flight. Uneventful landing. Fuel gauge inoperative. Aircraft out of annual.

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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