# Accident 19770408006479A: Bell 47G3B2, Greeley, CO, April 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1977
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Weld County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N665GD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N665GD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770408006479A

## Narrative

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

HOVERING OVER PINNACLE,DRIFTED REARWARD,T/R STRUCK GND,PLT PULLED HEL INTO AIR.

## 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 DEN77FTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE31), Apr 8, 1977: Bell 47G3B2 (N665GD), Greeley, CO, 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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