# Accident 19770406013439A: Bell 47G2, King City, CA, April 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1977
- Place: King City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.2163° N, 121.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2163&lon=-121.1320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6727D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6727D-2007-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770406013439A

## Narrative

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

PLT DIDNT SURVEY AREA

## 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 OAK77DVM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVM12), Apr 6, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N6727D), King City, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N6727D (1)

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

- [Accident 19860306005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860306005749A), Mar 6, 1986: Bell 47G2 (N6727D), Stockton, CA, Destroyed. Spray boom struck the ground and broke loose while passing under powerlines. Skid dug in, aircraft rolled 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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