# NTSB SEA76DYA36: Bell 47G3B2, N1424W, Gooding, ID, July 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1976
- Place: Gooding, ID · GOODING, ID
- Location: 42.9370° N, 114.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gooding, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9370&lon=-114.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2204   76/7/8  NR.GOODING,ID         BELL 47G3B2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2100
        TIME - 0850                    N1424W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GOODING,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELECTRIC SOLENOID PRIMER VALVE BODY FND OPEN,NO FUEL IN CARB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1424W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1424W-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 6729, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (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 19760708021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708021689A), Jul 8, 1976: Bell 47G3B2, Gooding, ID, Substantial damage. Electric solenoid primer valve body fnd open,no fuel in carb.

## Other investigations on N1424W (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 DEN86LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA079), Feb 18, 1986: Bell 47G3 B-2 (N1424W), Grand Junction, CO, 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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