# Accident 19760823034929A: Bell 47G3B1, Alma, CO, August 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1976
- Place: Alma, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.2861° N, 106.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2861&lon=-106.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1338X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1338X-1976-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,596 total, 265 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76AD068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760823034929A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH UNMARKED TRAMWAY CABLES NOT SHOWN ON AERONAUTICAL CHART.

## 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 DEN76AD068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD068), Aug 23, 1976: Bell 47G3B1 (N1338X), Alma, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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