# Accident 19770417008039A: Bell 47G3B1, Polson, MT, April 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1977
- Place: Polson, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 47.6885° N, 114.1407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polson, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6885&lon=-114.1407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12437-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,095 total, 607 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417008039A

## Narrative

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

UNMARKED WIRES.

## 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 SEA77FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI11), Apr 17, 1977: Bell 47G3B1 (N12437), Polson, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12437 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820628029499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820628029499A), Jun 28, 1982: Bell 47G3B1 (N12437), Headland, AL, Substantial damage. Helicopter was positioned for fueling, main rotor blade contacted fuel flow meter on refueling tank.

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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