# Incident 19780713043869I: Bell 47D1, Anchorage, AK, July 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1978, 08:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 27 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043869I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MISFIRED AND DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED GROUND.

## 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 ANC78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA050), Jul 13, 1978: Bell 47D-1 (N755E), Anchorage, AK, incident, substantial damage

## Other reports on N755E (1)

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

- [Accident 19980929033749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980929033749A), Sep 29, 1998: Bell 47D1 (N755E), Oxford, MS, Substantial damage. (.19)On September 29, 1998, about 0700 central daylight time, a Bell H-13D, N755E, registered to precision air services, inc, collided with trees during a…

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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