# Accident 19780618019699A: Bell 47J2, Burlington, IA, June 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1978
- Place: Burlington, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.8071° N, 91.1237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8071&lon=-91.1237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23MA-2009-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-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 47J2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 8,680 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618019699A

## Narrative

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

PLT HEARD LOUD BANGS.WENT INTO L BANK,NOSE LOW.

## 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 MKC78DCD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD34), Jun 18, 1978: Bell 47J-2 (N23MA), Burlington, IA, 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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