# Accident 19760406009069A: Bell 47G5, Geneva, NE, April 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1976
- Place: Geneva, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 40.5307° N, 97.5971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneva, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5307&lon=-97.5971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2249W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2249W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,076 total, 50 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760406009069A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC76FCJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ32), Apr 6, 1976: Bell 47G-5 (N2249W), Geneva, NE, 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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