# Accident 19760624021009A: Bell 47G2, Wayland, NY, June 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1976
- Place: Wayland, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.5628° N, 77.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayland, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5628&lon=-77.5959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955) (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: 1,659 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624021009A

## Narrative

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

NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN TANKS.LNDD ON 15 DEGREE SLOPE.

## 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 NYC76FFJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ26), Jun 24, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N955), Wayland, NY, 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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