# Accident 19770426012039A: Bell 47G3B1, Pomeroy, WA, April 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1977
- Place: Pomeroy, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.4738° N, 117.5965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomeroy, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4738&lon=-117.5965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73919, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73919-2013-02-21) (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: 6,433 total, 1,121 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426012039A

## Narrative

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

CTL DIFFICULTY,RETREATING BLADE STALL AT LOW SPD.SKID COLLAPSED HI SPD RUN-ON.INT EPOXY SEALS SEP.

## 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 SEA77FYP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP29), Apr 26, 1977: Bell 47G3B1 (N73919), Pomeroy, WA, 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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