# Accident 19760810024419A: Bell 47B3, Mesquite, NM, August 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1976
- Place: Mesquite, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 32.1670° N, 106.6885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1670&lon=-106.6885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729AP-1976-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,556 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FQD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810024419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BURNED AFTER IMPACT. LNDG ON PLATFORM OF SERVICE TRUCK.

## 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 DEN76FQD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQD32), Aug 10, 1976: Bell 47G3B1 (N729AP), Mesquite, NM, destroyed

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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