# NTSB IAD76DID20: Bell 47G-2, N2823B, Chesapeake, VA, February 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1976
- Place: Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DID20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0126   76/2/4    CHESAPEAKE,VA       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N2823B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 2968 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            871 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2823B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2823B), registered now, S/N 1471, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (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: 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 19760204001469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760204001469A), Feb 4, 1976: Bell 47G2, Chesapeake, VA, 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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