# Accident 19780415014089A: Bell 47G3B2, Kings Valley, OR, April 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1978
- Place: Kings Valley, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 44.6985° N, 123.4269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kings Valley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6985&lon=-123.4269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2919W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2919W-2025-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,663 total, 1,962 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415014089A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ACROSS LOGGING ROAD CUT INTO HILLSIDE.MAIN ROTOR BLADES COTED UPSLOPE.RECON FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA78FYM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM25), Apr 15, 1978: Bell 47G (N2919W), Kings Valley, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2919W (2)

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

- [Accident 20120709012379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120709012379A), Jul 9, 2012: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N2919W), Treynor, IA, Substantial damage. As stated by the pilot, during aerial application while traveling north the aircraft momentarily torqued left and a warning light quickly flashed. A check of…
- [Incident 19800117015169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117015169I), Jan 17, 1980: Bell 47G3B1 (N2919W), Sweet Home, OR, Minor damage. Autorotated to hard landing due to loss of power. Left tank fuel vent found to be closed.

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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