# Accident 19770409011359A: Bell 47J2A, Kingman, AZ, April 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1977
- Place: Kingman, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Location: 35.1894° N, 114.0530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1894&lon=-114.0530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26521, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26521-2009-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 19 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770409011359A

## Narrative

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

DURING APP AT 30FT AGL PLT TRIED TO TURN ACFT 180DEG INTO WIND AND OVERCOMPENSATED.

## 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 LAX77DUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ42), Apr 9, 1977: Bell 47J-2A (N26521), Kingman, AZ, 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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