# Accident 19770113000979A: Bell 47G, San Diego, CA, January 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1977
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.5723° N, 116.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROWN FLD MUNI (SDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5723&lon=-116.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73872-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total, 5,212 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770113000979A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING CELERY.

## 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 LAX77FUM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM12), Jan 13, 1977: EL Tomcat 47G (N73872), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73872 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790424015409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790424015409A), Apr 24, 1979: Bell OH13H (N73872), Fallbrook, CA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during turn at low altitude. Autorotated. Made hard landing. Fuel mismanagement.
- [Accident 19740529016129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740529016129A), May 29, 1974: Bell 47G (N73872), Belding, MI, Substantial damage. Pinion gears of upr spider asbly pn 47-620-424-1 MN trans faild. Acft nsed ovr.

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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