# NTSB MKC76FCJ32: Bell 47G-5, N2249W, Geneva, NE, April 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1976
- Place: Geneva, NE · GENEVA, NE
- Location: 40.5307° N, 97.5971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneva, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5307&lon=-97.5971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0816   76/4/6    GENEVA,NE           BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2063
        TIME - 1115                    N2249W              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YORK,NE                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2249W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2249W), registered now, S/N 7963, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (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 19760406009069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760406009069A), Apr 6, 1976: Bell 47G5, Geneva, NE, 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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