# NTSB OAK77FXQ26: Bell 47G-2, N8406E, So Lake Tahoe, CA, June 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1977
- Place: So Lake Tahoe, CA · SO LAKE TAHOE, CA
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FXQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1797  77/6/27  NR.SO LAKE TAHOE,CA   BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2773
        TIME - 1040                    N8406E              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEL PK.HELIPAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SO LAKE TAHOE,CA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           40                                                       45
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND SHIFTED FROM HEADWIND TO QUARTERING TAILWIND.DENSITY ALT APPROX 12000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8406E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8406E-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 2557, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- 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: Freel Pk.Helipad

## 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 19770627019819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770627019819A), Jun 27, 1977: Bell 47G2, So Lake Tahoe, CA, Substantial damage. Wind shifted from headwind to quartering tailwind. Density alt approx 12000 ft.

## Other investigations on N8406E (2)

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 ANC68A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0004), Jul 27, 1967: Bell 47G-2 (N8406E), Cordova, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC67A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0003), Jul 7, 1966: Bell 47G-2 (N8406E), Cordova, AK, 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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