# Accident 19770824025049A: Bell 47G4A, Lafayette, August 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1977
- Place: Lafayette
- Airport: S.Marsh Island 23
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Aircraft: N4004G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4004G-1981-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,902 total, 139 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770824025049A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTEMPTED TKOF WITH RT SIDE OF HELICOPTER TIED DOWN.

## 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 FTW77DRD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD47), Aug 24, 1977: Bell 47G-4A (N4004G), Lafayette, LA, destroyed

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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