# Accident 19780728042889A: Bell 47G3B2, Mesa, CO, July 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1978, 07:15 local time
- Place: Mesa, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.1664° N, 108.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1664&lon=-108.1390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7927J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7927J-1996-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 331 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728042889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. MADE HARD LANDING. CUT OFF TAIL BOOM. IMPROPER ENGINE INSTALLED. LEAKY AND STUCK VALVES.

## 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 DEN78FTE80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE80), Jul 28, 1978: Bell 47G3B2 (N7927J), Mesa, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7927J (1)

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

- [Accident 19841125074779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841125074779A), Nov 25, 1984: Bell 47G3B2 (N7927J), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. Engine quit, hard landing. Rotors severed tail boom. Carburetor and fuel pump replaced 5 hours before.

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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