# Accident 19760609027419A: Bell 47G2, Eltopia, WA, June 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1976
- Place: Eltopia, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.4587° N, 119.0172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eltopia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4587&lon=-119.0172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2483B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2483B-2011-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,460 total, 1,305 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760609027419A

## Narrative

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

LOST T/R CTL AT LOW ALT OVER WIRES,FELL THROUGH WIRES.

## 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 SEA76FYG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG53), Jun 9, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N2483B), Eltopia, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N2483B (2)

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

- [Accident 20020707017329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707017329A), Jul 7, 2002: Bell 47G2 (N2483B), Compton, CA, No damage. (-23) On 07-07-2002 at approximately 1250 PDT, a Bell 47G-2 helicopter (N2483B) experienced vibration and a loss of power which resulted in its autorotation to…
- [Accident 19971003037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003037629A), Oct 3, 1997: Bell 47G2 (N2483B), Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Struck tail during autoration to golf course. Fuel tanks empty.

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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