# Accident 19770718026499A: Bell 47B3, Panama City, FL, July 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1977
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: International Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3109G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3109G-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1G (registry code 1180804, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770718026499A

## 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 MIA77DLA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA38), Jul 18, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N3109G), Panama City, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3109G (2)

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

- [Accident 19920715025699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920715025699A), Jul 15, 1992: Bell 47D1 (N3109G), Southwick, MA, Substantial damage. During hover test right uncontrollable turn began until rotors hit ground. Hydraulic dampners improper adjustment.
- [Accident 19800922051959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800922051959A), Sep 22, 1980: Bell 47D (N3109G), Panama City, FL, Destroyed. Indicates helicopter broke-up in flight. Thunderstorms were in area.

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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