# Accident 19770325005829A: Bell 47G2, Kentland, IN, March 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1977
- Place: Kentland, IN
- Airport: J.T.Copters
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.7740° N, 87.4465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kentland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7740&lon=-87.4465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90836, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90836-1992-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325005829A

## 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 CHI77FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET11), Mar 25, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N90836), Kentland, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90836 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900117000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117000669A), Jan 17, 1990: Bell 47G2 (N90836), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Student on first solo failed to bottom collective then over controlled,caused tail strike rotor strike and rollover
- [Accident 19750511012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511012389A), May 11, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N90836), Earl Park, IN, Destroyed. Plt rptd past 4 days was very hectic.

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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