# NTSB DEN76AD052: Bell 47G3B1, N7894S, Somerset, CO, June 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1976
- Place: Somerset, CO · SOMERSET, CO
- Location: 38.9288° N, 107.4650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9288&lon=-107.4650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1342  76/6/10    SOMERSET,CO         BELL 47G3B1         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1187
        TIME - 1007                    N7894S              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND JUNCTION, CO          SOMERSET,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- POWERLINES ABT 70FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7894S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7894S-1983-02-11), registration cancelled 1983-02-11, S/N 6654 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760610016389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760610016389A), Jun 10, 1976: Bell 47G3B1, Somerset, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Powerlines abt 70FT AGL.

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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