# Accident 19780110027129A: Bell 47B3, Chesapeake, VA, January 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1978
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 36.8190° N, 76.2749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesapeake, VA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8190&lon=-76.2749&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6771D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6771D-1980-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,078 total, 23 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780110027129A

## Narrative

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

APRX 90 BOND SEPARATION OF M/R BLADES DUE SLICK-OFF.IMPROPER SUR PREPARATION.

## 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 IAD78FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA031), Jan 10, 1978: Bell 47J (N6771D), Chesapeake, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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