# Accident 19771020032119A: Bell 47G2, Edinburg, TX, October 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1977
- Place: Edinburg, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 26.3017° N, 98.1633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edinburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3017&lon=-98.1633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7888B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7888B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,308 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020032119A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED.

## 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 FTW78DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG08), Oct 20, 1977: Bell 47G-2 (N7888B), Edinburg, TX, 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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