# Accident 19770330006949A: Bell 47D1, Dexter, KS, March 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Dexter, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.1796° N, 96.7160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1796&lon=-96.7160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4231A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 152 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330006949A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER TAIL CAUGHT WIRE WHEN FLYING UNDER HIGH LINES DURING SPRAYING OPERATION

## 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 MKC77DCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCA14), Mar 30, 1977: Bell 47D-1 (N4231A), Dexter, MO, 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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