# Accident 19810907055949A: Bell 47G2A, Hollidaysburg, PA, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Hollidaysburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4311° N, 78.3930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollidaysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4311&lon=-78.3930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7764) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,155 total, 2,050 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907055949A

## Narrative

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

MOVING SIDEWAYS IN LANDING HOVER. SKID HIT GROUND, TIPPED HELICOPTER. MAIN ROTORS HIT. ROLLED OVER AND BURNED.

## 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 NYC81FGM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM30), Sep 7, 1981: Bell 47G-2A (N7764), Hollidaysburg, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N7764 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750523014789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523014789A), May 23, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N7764), Creeds, VA, Destroyed. Nr 6 con rod p/n 77450 failed.

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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