# Accident 19770629018429A: Bell 47G5A, Red Cloud, NE, June 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1977
- Place: Red Cloud, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 40.0864° N, 98.5222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Cloud, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0864&lon=-98.5222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7989J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7989J-1999-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 260 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770629018429A

## Narrative

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

DURING LIFT-OFF FROM TRAILER,SKID CAUGHT IN TIE-DOWN CHAIN.

## 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 MKC77DCJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ27), Jun 29, 1977: Bell 47G5A (N7989J), Red Cloud, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7989J (1)

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

- [Accident 19780314005049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314005049A), Mar 14, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N7989J), Kearney, NE, Destroyed. In hover at 3 to 5 ft. aircraft rolled to right and blades struck.

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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