# Accident 19761006035109A: Bell H13G, Utica, NY, October 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1976
- Place: Utica, NY
- Airport: Riverside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 43.0964° N, 75.2260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0964&lon=-75.2260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73550, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell H13G (registry code 1181005, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h13g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL H13G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,885 total, 27 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA01-201363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761006035109A

## Narrative

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

R SKID GR LEG BUCKLED.

## 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 NYC77FFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA01-201363), Oct 6, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N73550), Utica, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73550 (1)

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

- [Accident 19851015067259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851015067259A), Oct 15, 1985: Bell H13G (N73550), Mccordsville, IN, Substantial damage. Student pilot not authorized to fly helicopter. Made hard landing causing 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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