# Accident 19780729021449A: Bell 47G, Elk Point, SD, July 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1978
- Place: Elk Point, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.6812° N, 96.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Point, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6812&lon=-96.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128B-2003-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47B (registry code 1180604, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,265 total, 448 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DTK29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729021449A

## Narrative

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

POLLINATING SEED CORN WITH ROTOR WASH.

## 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 MKC78DTK29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK29), Jul 29, 1978: Bell 47G (N128B), Elk Point, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N128B (1)

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

- [Accident 19870603018319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603018319A), Jun 3, 1987: Bell 47G (N128B), Dayton, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Inflight separation of tailboom from fuselage resulted in uncontrolled descent and impact. Corroded tubing failed.

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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