# Accident 19780525011689A: Bell 47B3, Red Lick, MS, May 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1978
- Place: Red Lick, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.7924° N, 90.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Lick, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7924&lon=-90.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73249, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73249) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1F (registry code 42200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 105 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525011689A

## Narrative

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

T/R SEPARATED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N73249 (2)

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

- [Accident 19791124042909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124042909A), Nov 24, 1979: Bell 47G3B (N73249), Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Indicates lost conrol in fog, snow showers. Unskilled in type no night or helicopter hood time, carbon monoxide.
- [Accident 19730801026709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730801026709A), Aug 1, 1973: Bell 47G3B (N73249), Orofino, ID, Substantial damage. Fuel pump failure resulted in fuel starvation. Pilot used evasive action to miss pwr lines.

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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