# Accident 19760818027109A: Bell 47D1, Zion Grove, PA, August 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1976
- Place: Zion Grove, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.9026° N, 76.2085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zion Grove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9026&lon=-76.2085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919B-2009-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,280 total, 1,715 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGT27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760818027109A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76FGT27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT27), Aug 18, 1976: Bell 47D1 (N919B), Zion Grove, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N919B (1)

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

- [Accident 19740508012069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740508012069A), May 8, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N919B), Stephens City, VA, Substantial damage. Frost control over apple orchard. Starter end plate & armature found under eng.

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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