# NTSB FTW77FRG02: Bell 47G, N2772, Kerrville, TX, October 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1976
- Place: Kerrville, TX · KERRVILLE, TX
- Location: 30.0383° N, 99.1311° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerrville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0383&lon=-99.1311&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3112  76/10/12   KERRVILLE,TX        BELL 47G            CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N2772               PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              AGE 44, 2891 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1060 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KERRVILLE,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        REMARKS- OPERATION TO LAY ROPE ACROSS CANYON USING REEL, SPEED BECAME EXCESSIVE FOR ROPE TO UNWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2772](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2772-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 27, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, 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 19761012032549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761012032549A), Oct 12, 1976: Bell 47G, Kerrville, TX, Substantial damage. Operation to lay rope across canyon using reel, speed became excessive for rope to unwind.

## Other investigations on N2772 (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 FTW73DRG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRG66), Apr 4, 1973: Bell 47G (N2772), San Antonio, TX, 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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