45.6874° N, 92.9653° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Rush City, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 24, 1978 · 11:00 local
Place
Rush City, MN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48166
Reported as
Bell 47G3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During ground run up aircraft became airborn, started to spin and main rotor blades struck ground.
As the FAA filed it
DURING GROUND RUN UP AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORN, STARTED TO SPIN AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK GROUND.