# Accident 19780706023049A: Bell 47G4A, Cutchogue, NY, July 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1978
- Place: Cutchogue, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.0212° N, 72.4870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cutchogue, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0212&lon=-72.4870&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14910 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,920 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706023049A

## Narrative

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

NO OIL LEVELS CHECKED DURING 6HR OPERATION PRIOR.T/R GEAR BOX SEAN 526 326,FAILED.

## 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 NYC78FHJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ16), Jul 6, 1978: Bell 47G (N14910), Cutchogue, NY, substantial damage

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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