# Accident 19760729021969A: Bell 47G2, Oskaloosa, IA, July 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1976
- Place: Oskaloosa, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.2922° N, 92.6409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oskaloosa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2922&lon=-92.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12412, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12412-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-K-Copter 47G-2 (registry code 1181066, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,291 total, 387 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729021969A

## Narrative

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

LOUD NOISE,LIKE A BACKFIRE,PRIOR TO PWR LOSS.

## 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 MKC76FCD60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD60), Jul 29, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N12412), Oskaloosa, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12412 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820827042189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827042189A), Aug 27, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Palo, IA, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel contamination.
- [Accident 19730320005549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320005549A), Mar 20, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Hanlontown, IA, Substantial damage. Seeding new highway right of way,rotor blade hit sign post.

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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