# Accident 19770614030649A: Bell 47G2, Santa Monica, CA, June 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1977
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6703D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6703D-1991-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,982 total, 1,870 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770614030649A

## Narrative

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

YOKE ROTOR HUB P/N 47-641-057-9K SHOWED SIGNS OF FATIGUE FAILURE. FOUND 2 S/N FOR SAME PART.

## 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 LAX77FUD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD07), Jun 14, 1977: Bell 47G-2 (N6703D), Santa Monica, CA, 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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