# Accident 19760908028299A: Bell 47G3B1, Ridge Spring, SC, September 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1976
- Place: Ridge Spring, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 33.8449° N, 81.6609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridge Spring, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8449&lon=-81.6609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1273-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Faulkenberry 47-G (registry code 1181067, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-faulkenberry-47-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908028299A

## Narrative

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

ENG SPRAG MOUNT ATTACHMENTS SEPARATED CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATIONS. CRASH LNDD IN LVL PLOWED FLD.

## 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 MIA76FLG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG51), Sep 8, 1976: Bell 47G (N1273), Ridge Spring, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780803028529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803028529A), Aug 3, 1978: Bell 47G3B1 (N1273), Petroleum, IN, Substantial damage. No remarks

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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