# Accident 19760222007659A: Bell 47G, Clearwater, FL, February 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1976
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3628G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3628G-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,434 total, 60 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760222007659A

## Narrative

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

LNDG FM A HOVER.WIND GUSTING 21K.

## 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 MIA76FLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD46), Feb 22, 1976: Bell 47G (N3628G), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3628G (2)

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

- [Accident 19930619019439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930619019439A), Jun 19, 1993: Bell 47G (N3628G), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Departed downwind. Unable clear obstacles. Loss rotor RPM. Collided with bush and rocks. Unverified downdraft.
- [Incident 19900826043819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826043819I), Aug 26, 1990: Bell 47G (N3628G), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. While practicing slope landings right skid hit ground. Helicopter tipped and rotor hit ground. Rolled on its side.

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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