# Accident 19770520035189A: Bell 47J, Dallas, TX, May 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1977
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Love
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6736D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6736D-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520035189A

## Narrative

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

M/R BLADE SEVERED T/R DRIVE SHAFT,T/R ASSY.LGT TO MDT VERTICAL TURBC IN LOCAL AREA.

## 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 FTW77FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA055), May 20, 1977: Bell 47J (N6736D), Dallas, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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