# NTSB FTW78DQD05: Bell 47J, N2881B, El Paso, TX, December 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1977
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DQD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3520   77/12/6   EL PASO,TX          BELL 47J            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1450
        TIME - 0950                    N2881B              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,NM                 EL PASO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 18HRS SINCE ANNUAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2881B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2881B-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 1560, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Registry model: [Bell 47J](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (registry code 1181102) (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: 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 19771206037119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771206037119A), Dec 6, 1977: Bell 47J, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. 18HRS since annual.

## Other investigations on N2881B (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 MKC73FCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG02), Aug 5, 1972: Bell 47J (N2881B), Osage Beach, MO, 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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