# Accident 19770627019819A: Bell 47G2, So Lake Tahoe, CA, June 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1977
- Place: So Lake Tahoe, CA
- Airport: Freel Pk.Helipad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8406E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8406E-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,773 total, 200 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627019819A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFTED FROM HEADWIND TO QUARTERING TAILWIND.DENSITY ALT APPROX 12000 FT.

## 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 OAK77FXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ26), Jun 27, 1977: Bell 47G-2 (N8406E), So Lake Tahoe, 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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