# Accident 19761012032549A: Bell 47G, Kerrville, TX, October 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1976
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 30.0383° N, 99.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerrville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0383&lon=-99.1311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2772, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2772-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,891 total, 1,060 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761012032549A

## Narrative

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

OPERATION TO LAY ROPE ACROSS CANYON USING REEL, SPEED BECAME EXCESSIVE FOR ROPE TO UNWIND.

## 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 FTW77FRG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG02), Oct 12, 1976: Bell 47G (N2772), Kerrville, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N2772 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730404007579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730404007579A), Apr 4, 1973: Bell 47G (N2772), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Transmission seized due pinion gr failure in upper planetary sys. Tail rotor drive sheared.

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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