# Accident 19780306006219A: Bell 47G, New Bern, NC, March 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1978
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1773, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1773) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,130 total, 261 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306006219A

## Narrative

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

POWER LINE PATROL.CRANKSHAFT FAIL AT NR 1 CON ROD JOURNAL.T/D DRGRE.M/R HIT TAILBOOM.

## 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 IAD78FLJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ09), Mar 6, 1978: Bell 47G (N1773), New Bern, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1773 (3)

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

- [Accident 19820228001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820228001299A), Feb 28, 1982: Bell 47G (N1773), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing of helicopter in narrow flatbed trailer allowed right skid to slip off. Helicopter rolled.
- [Accident 19750726026399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726026399A), Jul 26, 1975: Bell 47G (N1773), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Acft floated ashore.
- [Accident 19740705021079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705021079A), Jul 5, 1974: Bell 47G (N1773), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Lndd on Beach. Bystanders injured.2-1/2GAL fuel drained,2GAL unusable.

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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