# Accident 19760616016849A: Bell 47G2, Blissfield, MI, June 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1976
- Place: Blissfield, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.8303° N, 83.8617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blissfield, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8303&lon=-83.8617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9043T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9043T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A (registry code 2390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-tomcat-mk5a) (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: 10,702 total, 800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760616016849A

## Narrative

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

SWASH-PLATE SWIVEL LINK STRAP SEPARATED FM SCISSOR LEVER.

## 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 CHI76FEC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC47), Jun 16, 1976: EL Tomcat MK-5A (N9043T), Blissfield, MI, destroyed

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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