# Accident 19770515010649A: Bell 47D1, Ozark, AL, May 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1977
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-85.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74898, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74898) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,128 total, 7 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515010649A

## Narrative

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

LNDD TAIL LOW ON A DOWNSLOPE.

## 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 MIA77DKJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ37), May 15, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N74898), Ozark, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74898 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080601840789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080601840789A), Jun 1, 2008: Bell 47D1 (N74898), Amsterdam, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) 5 Min. After TSO, substantial cyclic shakes, reduces control and landed in the farmer's field.

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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