# Accident 19750725022909A: Bell 47G2A, Keystone, SD, July 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1975
- Place: Keystone, SD
- Airport: Rushmore Helipad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.8949° N, 103.4268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keystone, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8949&lon=-103.4268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7578, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7578) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 102 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750725022909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC76FTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK02), Jul 25, 1975: Bell 47-G2A (N7578), Keystone, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7578 (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190617017439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617017439I), Jun 17, 2019: Bell 47G-2A (N7578), Progreso, TX, Minor damage. June 17, 2019 at 1158 CDT, aircraft bearing registration number N7578, struck a high voltage power line and shattered the canopy. Visual meteorological…
- [Accident 20110728015749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110728015749A), Jul 28, 2011: Bell 47G-2A (N7578), Nicollet, MN, Substantial damage. On 07/28/2011, at 1638CDST, N7578, a Bell 47-G2A, piloted by [privacy data omitted], operated by scott's helicopter service ([privacy data omitted])…
- [Incident 20080716857219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716857219I), Jul 16, 2008: Bell 47G2A (N7578), Fairhope, AL, No damage. (-23) Ground wheel assembly retaining pin vibrated out of position allowing wheel assembly to slide off axle in flight, falling to ground with no injuries or…
- [Accident 19780517022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517022809A), May 17, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N7578), Arden Hills, MN, Destroyed. Tail rotor cable, Bell P/N4772227019 failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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