# Accident 19780315009469A: Bell 47G4A, Orange Grove, TX, March 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Orange Grove, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 27.9562° N, 97.9386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange Grove, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9562&lon=-97.9386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1386X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1386X-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 9,999 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315009469A

## Narrative

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

NO REMARK

## 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 FTW78DRG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG28), Mar 15, 1978: Bell 47G-4A (N1386X), Orange Grove, TX, 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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