# Accident 19780104008199A: Bell 47G3B2, Milton-Freewtr, OR, January 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1978
- Place: Milton-Freewtr, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 45.9340° N, 118.3910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milton-Freewater, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9340&lon=-118.3910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2906W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2906W-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780104008199A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR CATTLE.

## 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 SEA78FYM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM14), Jan 4, 1978: Bell 47G3B2 (N2906W), Milton-Freewtr, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2906W (1)

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

- [Accident 19750523012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523012869A), May 23, 1975: Bell 47G3B2 (N2906W), Bakersfied, CA, Destroyed

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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