# Accident 19760217001549A: Bell 47G4A, Artesia Wells, TX, February 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1976
- Place: Artesia Wells, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.2800° N, 99.2845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Artesia Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2800&lon=-99.2845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78HB-1989-02-10) (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: 769 total, 262 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760217001549A

## Narrative

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

T/R GR BOX INPUT QUILL GRS UNMESHED DUE WASHER IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. LND ON HILL SIDE.

## 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 FTW76DRG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG41), Feb 17, 1976: Bell 47G-4A (N78HB), Artesia Wells, TX, 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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