# Accident 19780323014049A: Bell 47B3, Morgan City, LA, March 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1978
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Airport: Shipshoal Bk 209b
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8182J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,335 total, 555 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780323014049A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR BLADE COUNTERWEIGHT ROD TIE BOLT FAILED.

## 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 FTW78FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA035), Mar 23, 1978: Bell 47G-4A (N8182J), Morgan City, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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