# Incident 19780327011189I: Bell 47G5, Perris, CA, March 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1978, 18:10 local time
- Place: Perris, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7825° N, 117.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perris, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7825&lon=-117.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79155 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327011189I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FELT SOMETHING BREAK IN THE TAIL ROTOR SYSTEM. MACHINE BEGAN TO SPIN AS HE LANDED.

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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