# NTSB FTW76DPG95: Bell 47G-2, N5174B, Harrisburg, AR, August 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1976
- Place: Harrisburg, AR · HARRISBURG, AR
- Location: 35.5640° N, 90.7216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5640&lon=-90.7216&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG95
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG95

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2047   76/8/6    HARRISBURG,AR       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 13689
        TIME - 1730                    N5174B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - B&C AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISBURG,AR               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5174B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: B&C Airstrip

## 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 19760806024709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760806024709A), Aug 6, 1976: Bell 47G2, Harrisburg, AR, 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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