# Accident 19770329006389A: Bell 47G4A, Ville Platte, LA, March 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1977
- Place: Ville Platte, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 30.6899° N, 92.2742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ville Platte, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6899&lon=-92.2742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2218W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2218W-1977-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,575 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770329006389A

## Narrative

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

POLES SUPPORTING WIRE HIDDEN IN TREES.

## 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 FTW77FRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD09), Mar 29, 1977: Bell 47G-4A (N2218W), Ville Platte, LA, destroyed

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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