# NTSB NYC81FGM30: Bell 47G-2A, N7764, Hollidaysburg, PA, September 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1981
- Place: Hollidaysburg, PA · HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.4311° N, 78.3930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollidaysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4311&lon=-78.3930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FGM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2004   81/9/7    HOLLIDAYSBURG,PA    BELL 47G-2A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2155
        TIME - 1145                    N7764               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2050 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLIDAYSBURG,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HEL ROLLED RGT AS HE STARTED TO LAND FM HOVER AT 3FT,UN TO STOP ROLL W LEFT CYCLIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7764](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7764), registered now, S/N K-7054, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (registry code 1181014) (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 19810907055949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907055949A), Sep 7, 1981: Bell 47G2A, Hollidaysburg, PA, Destroyed. Moving sideways in landing hover. Skid hit ground, tipped helicopter. Main rotors hit. Rolled over and burned.

## Other investigations on N7764 (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 IAD75FID21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID21), May 23, 1975: Bell 47G4 (N7764), Creeds, 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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