# NTSB NYC76AN098: Bell 47K, N2886, West Greenwich, RI, May 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: West Greenwich, RI · WEST GREENWICH, RI
- Location: 41.6380° N, 71.6879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Greenwich, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6380&lon=-71.6879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0999  76/5/22    WEST GREENWICH,RI   BELL 47K            CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2543
        TIME - 1150                    N2886               PX-  0  1  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARWICK,RI                  WEST GREENWICH,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: STABILIZING SURFACES-DAMPERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE OF RT ELEVATOR TUBULAR SPAR,ELEVATOR STRUCK TAIL ROTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2886](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2886-1976-07-15), registration cancelled 1976-07-15, S/N 2114 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47K
- Registry model: [Bell 47K](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47k) (registry code 1181202) (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 19760522014179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522014179A), May 22, 1976: Bell 47K, West Greenwich, RI, Destroyed. Fatigue failure of rt elevator tubular spar,elevator struck tail rotor.

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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