# Accident 19760521019959A: Bell 47D1, Lake Butler, FL, May 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1976
- Place: Lake Butler, FL
- Airport: Trailer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 30.0177° N, 82.3434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Butler, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0177&lon=-82.3434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74123, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74123-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,147 total, 80 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760521019959A

## Narrative

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

KIND OF CROP,MELONS. PILOT MADE TAKEOFF WITH ACFT CHAINED TO TRAILER.

## 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 MIA76DLA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA48), May 21, 1976: Bell 47D-1 (N74123), Lake Butler, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74123 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780819030999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819030999A), Aug 19, 1978: Bell 47D1 (N74123), GA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750821034079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750821034079A), Aug 21, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N74123), Monticello, FL, 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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