# Accident 19770918032919A: Bell 47B3, Lake Orion, MI, September 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Lake Orion, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Location: 42.7842° N, 83.2455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Orion, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7842&lon=-83.2455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1575-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47B3 (registry code 1180606, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 365 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918032919A

## 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 CHI77FEC47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC47), Sep 18, 1977: Bell 47B3 (N1575), Lake Orion, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1575 (3)

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

- [Accident 20060113000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060113000989A), Jan 13, 2006: Bell 47B3 (N1575), Denison, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Inspector [privacy data omitted] and I responded to an accident involving N1575, a Bell 47 helicopter in Denison Texas. We arrived to the scene at…
- [Accident 20010321004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010321004619A), Mar 21, 2001: Bell 47B3 (N1575), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. (-23) Tail rotor drive failure. Failure of the shaft assemby, p/n 47-644-180-9, fig 46-1 and coupling p/n 47-644-130-13, fig 46-4, due to loss of lubrication.…
- [Accident 19980917024909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980917024909A), Sep 17, 1998: Bell 47G2 (N1575), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. (.4) On September 17, 1998, at 0915 central daylight time, a Bell 47-G-2 helicopter, N1575, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while…

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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