# Accident 19760628017659A: Bell 47G4, Natural Bridge, AL, June 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1976
- Place: Natural Bridge, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.0922° N, 87.6010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Natural Bridge, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0922&lon=-87.6010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1216W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1216W-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,276 total, 2,076 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKJ77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760628017659A

## Narrative

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

WATER FOUND IN CARBURETOR AFTER CRASH ON FLT TO LOOK OVER FIELD TO BE TREATED.

## 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 MIA76DKJ77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ77), Jun 28, 1976: Bell 47G-4 (N1216W), Natural Bridge, AL, 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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