# Accident 19780811029249A: Bell 47B3, New Rochelle, NY, August 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1978
- Place: New Rochelle, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.9232° N, 73.7793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Rochelle, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9232&lon=-73.7793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473FW-1979-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,122 total, 285 in this make and model, 234 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811029249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUSPECTED MALFUNCTION IN FLT.DURING APPROACH TO LDG GOT INTTTLING WITH POWER.TALL GRASS.

## 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 NYC78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA078), Aug 11, 1978: Bell 47G4A (N473FW), New Rochelle, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N473FW (2)

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

- [Incident 19780707042759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707042759I), Jul 7, 1978: Bell 47G (N473FW), Bronx, NY. Pilot made a precautionary landing due to rough engine. Malfunction of one magneto. Replaced condenser.
- [Incident 19780630036229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630036229I), Jun 30, 1978: Bell 47G4A (N473FW), Purchase, NY. Fuel breakaway valve restricted fuel flow. Engine sputtered and quit. Pilot autorotated safely.

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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