# Accident 19770112000299A: Bell UH1A, Vanndale, AR, January 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1977
- Place: Vanndale, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 35.3153° N, 90.7711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vanndale, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3153&lon=-90.7711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707FW-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Wehran 204-HU-1A (registry code 1181405, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-wehran-204-hu-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 28 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770112000299A

## Narrative

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

APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AT 3FT HOVER TO AVOID GOING UNDER SAGGING WIRE.T/R HIT GROUND.

## 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 FTW77FPG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG17), Jan 12, 1977: Bell 204A (N707FW), Vanndale, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N707FW (1)

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

- [Accident 19790601011379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601011379A), Jun 1, 1979: Bell 204B (N707FW), Cherry Valley, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he misjudged his distance and flared out too late, struck ground.

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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