# Accident 19780807030169A: Bell 47G3B1, Missing Aircraf, WA, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Missing Aircraf, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Aircraft: N1182W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1182W-2009-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,388 total, 48 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807030169A

## Narrative

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

EXTREME UPSLOPE.RECOVERY DATE 8-9-78

## 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 SEA78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA052), Aug 7, 1978: Bell 47G3B1 (N1182W), Snoqualmie Fls, WA, destroyed

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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