# Accident 19760821025459A: Bell 47H1, Tuckerman, AR, August 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: Tuckerman, AR
- Airport: Jones Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.7257° N, 91.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuckerman, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7257&lon=-91.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N981B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981B-2017-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,980 total, 29 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FPH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPH03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821025459A

## Narrative

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

ENG MALF,CAUSE OF FIRE NOT DETERMINED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW76FPH03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPH03), Aug 21, 1976: Bell 47H-1 (N981B), Tuckerman, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N981B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750401007369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401007369A), Apr 1, 1975: Bell 47H1 (N981B), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Rotor blades flexed down,tail cut off.

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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