# Accident 19780607016509A: Bell 47G2, Benton City, WA, June 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1978
- Place: Benton City, WA
- Airport: Heli Trailer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 46.2613° N, 119.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2613&lon=-119.4777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31552, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31552-2011-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780607016509A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FROM TRAILER,NO LOAD. R SKID TIEDOWN NOT REMOVED.

## 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 SEA78DYP33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP33), Jun 7, 1978: Bell 47G-2 (N31552), Benton City, WA, 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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