# Accident 19761026032299A: Bell 47G, Sonora, TX, October 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1976
- Place: Sonora, TX
- Airport: Transport Trailer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 30.5707° N, 100.6418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonora, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5707&lon=-100.6418&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-K-Copter 47G (registry code 1181065, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,504 total, 1,081 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761026032299A

## Narrative

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

LNDG ON TRANS TRAILER T/R CONTACTED WIRE MESH,BECAME AIRBORNE,STARTED ROTATING & CRASH LNDD.

## 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 FTW77DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG04), Oct 26, 1976: Bell 47G (N7732), Sonora, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7732 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781206039869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206039869A), Dec 6, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N7732), Premont, TX, Destroyed

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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