# NTSB IAD77FKW27: Bell 47G2A, N2880B, Jamestown, TN, August 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1977
- Place: Jamestown, TN · JAMESTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.4308° N, 84.9356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4308&lon=-84.9356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FKW27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2708  77/8/15    JAMESTOWN,TN        BELL 47G2A          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6450
        TIME - 1910                    N2880B              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMESTOWN,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- PILOT FORGOT TO DISENGAGE CONTROL FRICTION LOCKS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2880B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2880B-2021-07-31), registration cancelled 2021-07-31, S/N 1966, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jamestown

## 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 19770815026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815026219A), Aug 15, 1977: Bell 47G2, Jamestown, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to disengage control friction locks

## Other investigations on N2880B (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 ATL92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA160), Aug 15, 1992: Bell 47G-2 (N2880B), Slocomb, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING DUE TO A POWER LOSS FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUSTABLE TERRAIN FOR THE LANDING.

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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