# Accident 19760817027099A: Bell 47D1, Campbellton, FL, August 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1976
- Place: Campbellton, FL
- Airport: Private Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 30.9507° N, 85.4018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Campbellton, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9507&lon=-85.4018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8282E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,679 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817027099A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR RIGGED IN REVERSE. SKID HIT TRAILER DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MIA76FLA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA63), Aug 17, 1976: Bell 47D-1 (N8282E), Campbellton, 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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