# NTSB WPR26LA247: Bell 47G, N7985A, Springtown, TX, July 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 3, 2026, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Springtown, TX
- Coordinates: 32.982317, -97.620767 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9823&lon=-97.6208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA247
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203339/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA247

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell 47G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=1181002), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7985A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7985A), registered now, S/N 1022, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1022
- Year built: 1958
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airport: 61TE, Kezer Air Ranch

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: KAFW, 15 nm away
- METAR: METAR KAFW 031653Z 18011KT 10SM FEW140 SCT250 33/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP158 T03330189 $

## Other investigations on N7985A (3)

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 OAK75FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVG13), Aug 13, 1974: Bell 47G (N7985A), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70D0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0145), Sep 8, 1969: Bell 47G (N7985A), Hollister, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1458), Apr 25, 1964: Bell 47G (N7985A), Hayward, CA, 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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