# Accident 19770415007969A: Bell 47G5, Enfield, IL, April 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1977
- Place: Enfield, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.1009° N, 88.3381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1009&lon=-88.3381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8142J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8142J-1989-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,685 total, 2,275 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770415007969A

## Narrative

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

PLT BANKED ACFT ABRUPTLY TO AVOID TREE, ROTOR RPM DETERIORATED, ATTEMPTED LNDG, SKID COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI77FEV22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV22), Apr 15, 1977: Bell 47G5 (N8142J), Enfield, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N8142J (1)

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

- [Accident 19740412008539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740412008539A), Apr 12, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N8142J), Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Eng and rotor RPM dropped blo green arc,a/s zero. Wind gusting 25K.

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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