# Accident 19770227005569A: Bell 47D1, Houston, TX, February 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1977
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9736Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9736Z-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,184 total, 12 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770227005569A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77FRA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA13), Feb 27, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N9736Z), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9736Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19810310008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310008979A), Mar 10, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N9736Z), Roanoke, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot testing helicopter after major overhaul. During lift off aircraft nosed over.

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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