# NTSB FTW77DRG04: Bell 47G, N7732, Sonora, TX, October 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1976
- Place: Sonora, TX · SONORA, TX
- Location: 30.5707° N, 100.6418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sonora, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5707&lon=-100.6418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3119  76/10/26   SONORA,TX           BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1504
        TIME - 1010                    N7732               PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 1081 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRANSPORT TRAILER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONORA,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- LNDG ON TRANS TRAILER T/R CONTACTED WIRE MESH,BECAME AIRBORNE,STARTED ROTATING & CRASH LNDD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7732](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7732), registered now, S/N T-514, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell-K-Copter 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g) (registry code 1181065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Transport Trailer

## 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 19761026032299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761026032299A), Oct 26, 1976: Bell 47G, Sonora, TX, Substantial damage. Lndg on trans Trailer t/r contacted wire mesh,became airborne,started rotating & crash lndd.

## Other investigations on N7732 (2)

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 FTW79FRG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG09), Dec 6, 1978: Bell 47G-2 (N7732), Premont, TX, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX70D0224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0224), Dec 15, 1969: Bell 47D1 (N7732), Scottdale, AZ, 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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