# Accident 19760620021369A: Bell 47J2A, Carlyle, IL, June 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1976
- Place: Carlyle, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.6223° N, 89.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlyle, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6223&lon=-89.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3537S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3537S-1976-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEV45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760620021369A

## Narrative

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

CONTROL TUBE (F AND A SWASHPLATE P/N 47-724-118-1) DID NOT HAVE BOLT THRU BALL END.

## 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 CHI76FEV45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV45), Jun 20, 1976: Bell 47J-2A (N3537S), Carlyle, IL, 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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