# Accident 19770716023509A: Bell 47G4, Rome, NY, July 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1977
- Place: Rome, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.2128° N, 75.4557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2128&lon=-75.4557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9231Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9231Z-1991-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 555 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA032-146000) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716023509A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SYS INTACT,APRX 1/2 GAL FUEL REMAINED.

## 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 NYC77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA032-146000), Jul 16, 1977: Bell 47G (N9231Z), Rome, NY, 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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