# Accident 19760215005739A: Bell 47G, Charleston, KS, February 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1976
- Place: Charleston, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.8653° N, 100.5649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8653&lon=-100.5649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N967B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967B-2009-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,232 total, 132 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760215005739A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO SLIDE-ON TYPE LNDG PLT RPTD HE FELT LIKE HE RAN OUT OF UP COLLECTIVE CTL.

## 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 MKC76FCQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ32), Feb 15, 1976: Bell 47G (N967B), Charleston, KS, destroyed

## Other reports on N967B (1)

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

- [Accident 19780315012399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315012399A), Mar 15, 1978: Bell 47G (N967B), Eola, TX, Destroyed. Plt not helicopter rated,tail rotor thrust bearing failed.t/r blapreviously damaged.

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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