# Accident 19760503011599A: Bell 47G, Portage, MI, May 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: Portage, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.2012° N, 85.5800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2012&lon=-85.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7763 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503011599A

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE FOR ORCHARD FROST CONTROL.

## 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 CHI76FEM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM39), May 3, 1976: Bell 47G (N7763), Portage, MI, 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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