# Accident 19761015035169A: Bell 47G, Beaver, UT, October 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1976
- Place: Beaver, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.2759° N, 112.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2759&lon=-112.6381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178B-1977-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,835 total, 166 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015035169A

## Narrative

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

WIRES VARIED IN HEIGHT FROM 30 TO 200FT AGL.

## 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 DEN77FTM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM06), Oct 15, 1976: Bell 47G (N178B), Beaver, UT, destroyed

## Other reports on N178B (1)

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

- [Accident 19731202038299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202038299A), Dec 2, 1973: Bell 47G (N178B), Missoula, MT, Substantial damage. Stud prctcng slope lnds to heliport,5 deg slp.

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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