# Accident 19780517022809A: Bell 47B3, Arden Hills, MN, May 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1978
- Place: Arden Hills, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 45.0712° N, 93.1655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arden Hills, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0712&lon=-93.1655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7578, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7578) (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: 2,400 total, 497 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517022809A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR CABLE, BELL P/N4772227019 FAILED.

## 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 MKC78FER45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER45), May 17, 1978: Bell 47G-2A (N7578), Arden Hills, MN, destroyed

## Other reports on N7578 (4)

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

- [Incident 20190617017439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617017439I), Jun 17, 2019: Bell 47G-2A (N7578), Progreso, TX, Minor damage. June 17, 2019 at 1158 CDT, aircraft bearing registration number N7578, struck a high voltage power line and shattered the canopy. Visual meteorological…
- [Accident 20110728015749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110728015749A), Jul 28, 2011: Bell 47G-2A (N7578), Nicollet, MN, Substantial damage. On 07/28/2011, at 1638CDST, N7578, a Bell 47-G2A, piloted by [privacy data omitted], operated by scott's helicopter service ([privacy data omitted])…
- [Incident 20080716857219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716857219I), Jul 16, 2008: Bell 47G2A (N7578), Fairhope, AL, No damage. (-23) Ground wheel assembly retaining pin vibrated out of position allowing wheel assembly to slide off axle in flight, falling to ground with no injuries or…
- [Accident 19750725022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750725022909A), Jul 25, 1975: Bell 47G2A (N7578), Keystone, SD, Substantial damage

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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