# Accident 19760525028909A: Bell 47D1, Birchwood, AK, May 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1976
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117B-2009-06-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,070 total, 105 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760525028909A

## Narrative

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

LND IN 5FT OF WATER. PAX DROWNED.

## 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 ANC76DAH16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH16), May 25, 1976: Bell 47D-1 (N117B), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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