# Accident 19970919027619A: Bell 47G, Saluda, SC, September 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1997, 14:10 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Airport: Saluda Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0004° N, 81.7695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0004&lon=-81.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70747, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70747-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O3355
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970919027619A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASH WOODED AREA NEAR 6J4 HOMEBASE. BURNED. POSSIBLE ROTOR DECAY ON AUTORATAION. NEEDLES WERE SPLIT. (-23) 1) AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE LOG BOOKS UNAVAILABLE.  2) PILOT LOG BOOK UNAVAILABLE.

## 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 MIA97FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA248), Sep 19, 1997: Bell 47G (N70747), Saluda, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: in-flight collision with a tree, for undetermined reason(s).

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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