# NTSB FTW77FPG17: Bell 204A, N707FW, Vanndale, AR, January 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1977
- Place: Vanndale, AR · VANNDALE, AR
- Location: 35.3153° N, 90.7711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vanndale, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3153&lon=-90.7711&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0044  77/1/12    VANNDALE,AR         BELL 204A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 13000
        TIME - 1200                    N707FW              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHERRY VALLEY,AR            VANNDALE,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AT 3FT HOVER TO AVOID GOING UNDER SAGGING WIRE.T/R HIT GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N707FW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707FW-2018-03-29), registration cancelled 2018-03-29, S/N 57, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204A
- Registry model: [Bell-Wehran 204-HU-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-wehran-204-hu-1a) (registry code 1181405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19770112000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770112000299A), Jan 12, 1977: Bell UH1A, Vanndale, AR, Substantial damage. Applied aft cyclic at 3FT hover to avoid going under sagging wire.t/r hit ground.

## Other investigations on N707FW (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 FTW79DPG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG45), Jun 1, 1979: Bell 204 (N707FW), Cherry Valley, 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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