# NTSB FTW76FRG91: Bell 47G2A1, N8417E, Freer, TX, September 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1976
- Place: Freer, TX · FREER, TX
- Location: 27.8822° N, 98.6174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freer, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8822&lon=-98.6174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRG91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2584   76/9/6    FREER,TX            BELL 47G2A1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 10000
        TIME - 0830                    N8417E              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREER,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- HERDING CATTLE. T/R INPUT THRUST BEARING FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8417E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8417E-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 2604, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760906029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906029179A), Sep 6, 1976: Bell 47G2A1, Freer, TX, Substantial damage. Herding cattle. T/r input thrust bearing failed.

## Other investigations on N8417E (3)

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 FTW77DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DA041), Mar 15, 1977: Bell 47G2A1 (N8417E), Laredo, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW76FRG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG07), Jul 20, 1975: Bell 47G-2A (N8417E), Freer, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4013), Sep 16, 1964: Bell 47G3 (N8417E), Elk River, ID, destroyed

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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