# Accident 19780515012519A: Bell 47B3, Rio Grande C., TX, May 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1978
- Place: Rio Grande C., TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N73205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73205-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,714 total, 115 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515012519A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78DRG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG40), May 15, 1978: Bell 47G-2A (N73205), Rio Grande C., TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73205 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820821043459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821043459A), Aug 21, 1982: Bell 47G2A (N73205), Washington, IA, Substantial damage. Lost cyclic control during aerial taxi to gas pit. Unsecured bolt assembly fell out after recent maintenance.
- [Accident 19750908029449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750908029449A), Sep 8, 1975: Bell 47G2A (N73205), MO, Destroyed

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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