# Accident 19760912027649A: Bell 47G5, Lompoc, CA, September 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1976
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.6656° N, 120.4675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOMPOC (LPC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6656&lon=-120.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7915S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7915S-1984-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,250 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912027649A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR RPM DECAYED WHEN PILOT STRETCHED GP TO AVOID FENCE. BREAKER PTS SPRING BKN ON L MAG.

## 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 LAX76FUQ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ48), Sep 12, 1976: Bell 47G-5 (N7915S), Lompoc, 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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