# Accident 19770517012379A: Bell 47G, Elgin, NE, May 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1977
- Place: Elgin, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.9831° N, 98.0828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9831&lon=-98.0828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Carson 47G (registry code 1181001, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,183 total, 669 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770517012379A

## Narrative

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

LEFT FUEL TANK FUEL LINE RETAINING NUT FOUND LOOSE

## 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 MKC77FCJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCJ20), May 17, 1977: Bell 47G (N617X), Elgin, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N617X (1)

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

- [Accident 19750611015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750611015919A), Jun 11, 1975: Bell 47G (N617X), Oakdale, NE, Substantial damage. Wires crossing field being sprayed.

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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