# Accident 19760309009129A: Bell 47G5, Adrian, MI, March 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1976
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 41.8988° N, 84.0448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adrian, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8988&lon=-84.0448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563F-1979-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760309009129A

## Narrative

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

LOAD INCRSD FM 750 LB TO EST 830 LB.UN LIFT PLT DISCONNECTED,ACFT OSCILLATED,PICHED FWD HIT BUCKET

## 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 CHI76FEC31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC31), Mar 9, 1976: Bell 47G-5 (N8563F), Adrian, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8563F (2)

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

- [Accident 19740112000079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112000079A), Jan 12, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N8563F), Knightdale, NC, Substantial damage. Full back cyclic ctl. MN rotor hit tail rotor drive shaft.
- [Accident 19730529012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730529012729A), May 29, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N8563F), Gainesville, TX, Substantial damage. Plt stated flare too low.m/r blades hit t/r drive shaft. Practice autorotation.

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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