# Accident 19770615017569A: Bell 47G, Copan, OK, June 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1977
- Place: Copan, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.9005° N, 95.9253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copan, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9005&lon=-95.9253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16657, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16657-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-K-Copter 47G (registry code 1181065, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 564 total, 448 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770615017569A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77FPM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPM13), Jun 15, 1977: Bell 47G (N16657), Copan, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16657 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800716029339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716029339A), Jul 16, 1980: Bell 47G (N16657), Calvin, OK, Destroyed. Right spray tank on helicopter fell off,unbalanced aircraft rolled inverted found attach fittings rusty and cracked

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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