# Accident 19780306005629A: Bell 47B3, Myrtle Creek, OR, March 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1978
- Place: Myrtle Creek, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 43.0241° N, 123.2784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Creek, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0241&lon=-123.2784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73984, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73984-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,323 total, 3,497 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306005629A

## Narrative

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

1/2 GAL FUEL IN BOTH TANKS.GAGE OPERATIVE.

## 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 SEA78DYK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYK11), Mar 6, 1978: Bell 47G3B1 (N73984), Myrtle Creek, OR, substantial damage

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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