# Accident 19770524012789A: Bell 47G3B1, Wellington, CO, May 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1977
- Place: Wellington, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.6977° N, 105.0063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6977&lon=-105.0063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1301X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1301X-2004-04-01) (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: 4,707 total, 890 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770524012789A

## Narrative

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

STRINGING HIGHLINE CABLE.LEAD ROPE BROKE,WRAPPED AROUND TRANSMISSION,ROTOR MAST,HUB.

## 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 DEN77FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE47), May 24, 1977: Bell 47G3B1 (N1301X), Wellington, CO, destroyed

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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