# Accident 19780803028529A: Bell 47G3B1, Petroleum, IN, August 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Petroleum, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.6126° N, 85.1527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petroleum, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6126&lon=-85.1527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1273-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Faulkenberry 47-G (registry code 1181067, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-faulkenberry-47-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,925 total, 525 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DET31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803028529A

## Narrative

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

NO REMARKS

## 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 CHI78DET31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET31), Aug 3, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N1273), Petroleum, IN, destroyed

## Other reports on N1273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760908028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908028299A), Sep 8, 1976: Bell 47G3B1 (N1273), Ridge Spring, SC, Substantial damage. Eng sprag mount attachments separated causing severe vibrations. Crash lndd in lvl plowed fld.

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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