# NTSB DEN77FTM06: Bell 47G, N178B, Beaver, UT, October 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1976
- Place: Beaver, UT · BEAVER, UT
- Location: 38.2759° N, 112.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2759&lon=-112.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3443  76/10/15 NR.BEAVER,UT          BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1045                    N178B               PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   28, 2830 TOTAL HOURS, 160
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANDERFIELD,UT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- WIRES VARIED IN HEIGHT FROM 30 TO 200FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N178B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178B-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 47D32, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (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 19761015035169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015035169A), Oct 15, 1976: Bell 47G, Beaver, UT, Substantial damage. Wires varied in height from 30 to 200FT AGL.

## Other investigations on N178B (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 SEA74DTI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI14), Dec 2, 1973: Bell 47G-3 (N178B), Missoula, MT, 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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