# Incident 19780628035209I: Bell 47G5, Grandview, WA, June 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1978, 10:00 local time
- Place: Grandview, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.2457° N, 119.9080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandview, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2457&lon=-119.9080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1420 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628035209I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR SHORT SHAFT SHEARED WHEN TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND.

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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