# Accident 19780408009549A: Bell 47G, Tuluksak, AK, April 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Tuluksak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 61.1044° N, 160.9384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuluksak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1044&lon=-160.9384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4419E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4419E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,523 total, 168 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408009549A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF TAILROTOR BLADES AND TAILROTOR GEARBOX-ASSEMBLY NOT LOCATODE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ANC78FAG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAG40), Apr 8, 1978: Bell 47G3 (N4419E), Tuluksak, AK, 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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