# Accident 19770122002839A: Bell 47B3, Mccarty, NM, January 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1977
- Place: Mccarty, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N8483E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8483E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 375 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DQA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770122002839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN OK AFTER ACCIDENT.AIR FILTER VERY DIRTY.MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL BOOM AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 DEN77DQA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA14), Jan 22, 1977: Bell 47G-3B (N8483E), Mccarty, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8483E (1)

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

- [Accident 20050915028029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050915028029A), Sep 15, 2005: Bell 47G3B (N8483E), Mason, TN, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft was initially resting atop of two 3 foot by 10 foot wooden pads constructed from 5 each 2X8S. The aircraft was facing toward the west with a…

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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