# Accident 19780711018059A: Bell 47B3, Fayette, MS, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Fayette, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.7122° N, 91.0621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayette, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7122&lon=-91.0621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73208 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 450 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711018059A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78FKQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ20), Jul 11, 1978: Bell 47G3B (N73208), Fayette, MS, 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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