# Accident 19780614014359A: Bell 47G2, Naylor, MO, June 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1978
- Place: Naylor, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.5745° N, 90.6056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naylor, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5745&lon=-90.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4690, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4690-2018-03-05) (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: 5,202 total, 345 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614014359A

## Narrative

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

WIRES.

## 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 MKC78DCA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA30), Jun 14, 1978: Bell 47G-2 (N4690), Naylor, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4690 (2)

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

- [Accident 20140810014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810014299A), Aug 10, 2014: Bell 47G-2 (N4690), Jeanerette, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter was observed to make a 180 degree turn from a northerly direction to the south. Upon turning around the helicopter was observed descending and then…
- [Accident 19880519015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519015849A), May 19, 1988: Bell 47G2 (N4690), Mcdougal, AR, Substantial damage. Main rotors struck a tree while maneuvering to land to adjust a sprayboom nozzle. Chopped off tailboom.

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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