# Accident 19760824026379A: Bell 47G3B2, Taylorville, CA, August 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1976
- Place: Taylorville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.0291° N, 122.7408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taylorville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0291&lon=-122.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,906 total, 600 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVH10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVH10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824026379A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CARRYING SLING LOAD,LOGGING OPERATION.LND DOWNSLOPE.

## 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 OAK76DVH10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVH10), Aug 24, 1976: Bell 47G3B2 (N88CP), Taylorville, CA, 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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