# Accident 19770128003719A: Bell 47G3B1, Angel Fire, NM, January 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1977
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.4220° N, 105.2899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGEL FIRE (AXX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4220&lon=-105.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1383X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,042 total, 4,150 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770128003719A

## Narrative

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

T/R DRIVE SHORTSHAFT SEPARATED DISENGAGING T/R.

## 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 DEN77DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA15), Jan 28, 1977: Bell 47G3B1 (N1383X), Angel Fire, NM, 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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