# Accident 19770419008909A: Bell 47G2A, Lake Wales, FL, April 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1977
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4774S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4774S-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,619 total, 50 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770419008909A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR RPM DECAYED DURING EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID 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 MIA77DLD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD51), Apr 19, 1977: EL Tomcat MK6A (N4774S), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4774S (2)

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

- [Accident 20150227001849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150227001849A), Feb 27, 2015: Bell 47G-2A (N4774S), Ivanhoe, CA, Destroyed. While performing aerial application, the rotorcraft struck a power line and crashed in an orange grove. Just prior to the accident the PIC had noticed workers…
- [Accident 20030719014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030719014569A), Jul 19, 2003: Bell 47G2A (N4774S), Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lifted off from trailer to conduct agricultural spray operations after refueling. At approximately 20' AGL and 30 KIAS to 40 KIAS, engine overspeed…

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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