# Accident 19761031034259A: Bell 47J, Quake Lake, MT, October 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1976
- Place: Quake Lake, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Aircraft: N2835B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2835B-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,945 total, 258 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761031034259A

## Narrative

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

T/R STRUCK UNMARKED WIRES.NIGHT TKOF.

## 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 SEA77FTI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI01), Oct 31, 1976: Bell 47J-2 (N2835B), Quake Lake, MT, 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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