# NTSB DEN76AD073: Bell 47G3B2, N2205W, Mantua, UT, September 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Place: Mantua, UT · MANTUA, UT
- Location: 41.5119° N, 111.9347° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mantua, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5119&lon=-111.9347&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4159  76/9/25  NR.MANTUA,UT          BELL 47G3B2         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N2205W              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 43, 2670 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1850 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOY SCOUT CAMP              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WITNESSES SAW ACFT SPIN FROM 500 FT TO GROUND.FAILED BEARING HAD BEEN IN SERVICE 125 HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2205W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2205W-1981-01-20), registration cancelled 1981-01-20, S/N 6738, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029) (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 19760925039039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925039039A), Sep 25, 1976: Bell 47G3B2, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other investigations on N2205W (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 DEN71DXA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXA15), Jan 14, 1971: Bell 47G3B2 (N2205W), Saratoga, WY, 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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