# Accident 19780623017079A: Bell 47B3, Anatone, WA, June 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1978
- Place: Anatone, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.1354° N, 117.1325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anatone, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1354&lon=-117.1325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6356X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6356X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters 47G (registry code 2390105, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,297 total, 777 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623017079A

## Narrative

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

BLACK SANDY SUBSTANCE FOUND IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 SEA78DYP35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP35), Jun 23, 1978: Bell 47G (N6356X), Anatone, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6356X (2)

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

- [Accident 20130831018569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130831018569A), Aug 31, 2013: Continental Copters Inc 47G (N6356X), Sandy Hook, KY, Substantial damage. A bell 47G helicopter was operating near Sandy Hook KY. During the landing phase of the pilot lost use of tail rotor, pilot began auto rotation procedures.…
- [Accident 19790718028089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718028089A), Jul 18, 1979: Bell 47G (N6356X), Embler, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed tail rotor to strike ground during running takeoff from hover. Acft hit ground, rolled over.

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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