# Accident 19780314005049A: Bell 47B3, Kearney, NE, March 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1978
- Place: Kearney, NE
- Airport: Kearney Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 40.7270° N, 99.0068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEARNEY RGNL (EAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7270&lon=-99.0068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7989J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7989J-1999-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 36 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314005049A

## Narrative

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

IN HOVER AT 3 TO 5 FT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO RIGHT AND BLADES STRUCK.

## 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 MKC78FCJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ13), Mar 14, 1978: Bell 47G5A (N7989J), Kearney, NE, destroyed

## Other reports on N7989J (1)

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

- [Accident 19770629018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770629018429A), Jun 29, 1977: Bell 47G5A (N7989J), Red Cloud, NE, Substantial damage. During lift-off from trailer,skid caught in tie-down chain.

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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