# Accident 19760721025749A: Bell 47G, Winter Garden, FL, July 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1976
- Place: Winter Garden, FL
- Airport: Maguire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 28.5412° N, 81.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Garden, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5412&lon=-81.5970&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,825 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLD72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760721025749A

## Narrative

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

ENG FAILED AFTER INTAKE VALVE STUCK IN OPEN PSN DURING AERIAL SIGHT SEEING FLT.USING 100 LL FUEL.

## 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 MIA76FLD72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD72), Jul 21, 1976: Bell 47G (N106L), Winter Garden, FL, 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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