# NTSB OAK76DVD25: Bell 47G-2, N9195F, Stockton, CA, March 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1976
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&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 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1013  76/3/10    STOCKTON,CA         BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 66, 25000
        TIME - 1243                    N9195F              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELONGATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- FAM FLT PRIOR TO AG OPS. COLLECTIVE PITCH BELLCRANK CAME LOOSE. SETTLED TO GRND. NO LOAD ABD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9195F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- 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 19760310011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760310011449A), Mar 10, 1976: Hughes 369HS, Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Fam flt prior to ag ops. Collective pitch bellcrank came loose. Settled to grnd. No load abd.

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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