# Incident 19780424011299I: Bell 47G3B, Rush City, MN, April 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rush City, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6874° N, 92.9653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rush City, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6874&lon=-92.9653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48166 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19780424011299I

## Narrative

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

DURING GROUND RUN UP AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORN, STARTED TO SPIN AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK GROUND.

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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