# NTSB ANC77DAG76: Bell 47GB3, N8521F, Talkeetna, AK, June 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1977
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4280  77/6/10  NR.TALKEETNA,AK       BELL 47GB3          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 130
        TIME - 1530                    N8521F              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GATE CREEK,AK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8521F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8521F-2013-04-12), registration cancelled 2013-04-12, S/N 2783, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47GB3
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (registry code 1181026) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770610014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770610014819A), Jun 10, 1977: Bell 47G3B, AK, Substantial damage

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.

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