# Accident 19780325009519A: Bell 47B3, Oceanside, CA, March 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1978
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6709D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6709D-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 85 in this make and model, 328 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325009519A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED WITH PWR.

## 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 LAX78DUM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM16), Mar 25, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N6709D), Oceanside, CA, 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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