# Accident 19760701017749A: Bell 47G, Beedeville, AR, July 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Beedeville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.4292° N, 91.1107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beedeville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4292&lon=-91.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64877, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64877-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DPG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701017749A

## Narrative

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

PLUGS FOULED IN 3 CYLS.

## 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 FTW76DPG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG72), Jul 1, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N64877), Beedeville, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64877 (2)

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

- [Accident 19801008049739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008049739A), Oct 8, 1980: Bell 47G (N64877), Clarksville, TN, Destroyed. Allowed rotor speed to decay on autorotation landing. Hit hard, copter nosed over. CFI late on recovery try.
- [Accident 19770624017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770624017689A), Jun 24, 1977: Bell 47G (N64877), Weiwer, AR, Substantial damage. Fuel sample from tank contaminated vis one half mi acft used flood lights for night emerg lndg

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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