# Accident 19760421009909A: Bell 47G3B2, Palouse, WA, April 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1976
- Place: Palouse, WA
- Airport: Perkins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 46.9103° N, 117.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palouse, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9103&lon=-117.0752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2240W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2240W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,773 total, 1,754 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760421009909A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED LEFT AND AFT AFTER LIFTOFF.DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 SEA76DYG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG44), Apr 21, 1976: Bell 47G-3B (N2240W), Palouse, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N2240W (1)

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

- [Incident 19950807032119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950807032119I), Aug 7, 1995: Bell 47G3B2 (N2240W), Shelton, NE, Minor damage. Rotors struck partially hidden trees at end of field spray run. Landed safely.

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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