# NTSB FTW76DPJ49: Bell 47G-2, N13299, Elgin, OK, August 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1976
- Place: Elgin, OK · ELGIN, OK
- Location: 34.7859° N, 98.2966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7859&lon=-98.2966&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPJ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPJ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2406  76/8/14    ELGIN,OK            BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N13299              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELGIN,OK                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- SKID CAUGHT HELICOPTER TRAILER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13299](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13299-2012-07-30), registration cancelled 2012-07-30, S/N 1472, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (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 19760814026699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760814026699A), Aug 14, 1976: Bell 47G2, Elgin, OK, Destroyed. Skid caught helicopter trailer

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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