# Accident 19780315012399A: Bell 47G, Eola, TX, March 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1978
- Place: Eola, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.3988° N, 100.0892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eola, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3988&lon=-100.0892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N967B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967B-2009-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,479 total, 205 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315012399A

## Narrative

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

PLT NOT HELICOPTER RATED,TAIL ROTOR THRUST BEARING FAILED.T/R BLAPREVIOUSLY DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW78FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA032), Mar 15, 1978: Bell 47G (N967B), Eola, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N967B (1)

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

- [Accident 19760215005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760215005739A), Feb 15, 1976: Bell 47G (N967B), Charleston, KS, Substantial damage. Prior to slide-on type lndg plt rptd he felt like he ran out of up collective ctl.

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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