# Accident 19780426012899A: Bell 47B3, North Miami, FL, April 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1978
- Place: North Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 25.9008° N, 80.1685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9008&lon=-80.1685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4837, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4837-1994-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,520 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKT44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426012899A

## Narrative

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

BOLT,AN 174-17,ATTACHING LATERAL CONTROL ROD TO SWASHPLATE ASSEMBISSING.

## 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 MIA78FKT44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT44), Apr 26, 1978: Bell 47G (N4837), North Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4837 (3)

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

- [Accident 19900303003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303003059A), Mar 3, 1990: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on approach after short sightseeing flight. Hard landing severed tail boom. Had run out of fuel.
- [Accident 19760412010689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760412010689A), Apr 12, 1976: Bell 47G (N4837), N Miami Beach, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750830026509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830026509A), Aug 30, 1975: Bell 47G (N4837), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Hit 4FT bushes.

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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