# Incident 19780730047509I: Bell 47G3B2A, Alberton, MT, July 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1978, 17:45 local time
- Place: Alberton, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0044° N, 114.4853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alberton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0044&lon=-114.4853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14802, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14802-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730047509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK POWER LINE DURING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION. RESUMED FLIGHT AFTER TEMPORARY REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N14802 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810504022389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022389A), May 4, 1981: Bell 47G3B2A (N14802), Thompson Falls, MT, Destroyed. Pilot was attempting to pick up men on side of mountan. Rotor blade struck slope causing crash.

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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