# Accident 19770315014519A: Bell 47G2A1, Laredo, TX, March 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1977
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 27.5064° N, 99.5075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5064&lon=-99.5075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8417E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8417E-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,488 total, 238 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770315014519A

## Narrative

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

TIEDOWN CHAIN TO RIGHT SKID NOT REMOVED.

## 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 FTW77DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DA041), Mar 15, 1977: Bell 47G2A1 (N8417E), Laredo, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N8417E (2)

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

- [Accident 19760906029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906029179A), Sep 6, 1976: Bell 47G2A1 (N8417E), Freer, TX, Substantial damage. Herding cattle. T/r input thrust bearing failed.
- [Accident 19750720021639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750720021639A), Jul 20, 1975: Bell 47G2A1 (N8417E), Freer, TX, Substantial damage. Crashed in thick mesquite bushes.

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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