# Accident 19780812026739A: Bell 47B3, Soledad, CA, August 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1978
- Place: Soledad, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.4345° N, 121.3178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soledad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4345&lon=-121.3178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68367-1990-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,030 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812026739A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BLADE (PN 47-642-K02-55) FAILED AT INSERT ON SHANK.

## 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 OAK78FVM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM41), Aug 12, 1978: Bell 47-G2 (N68367), Soledad, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68367 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790525011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525011529A), May 25, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N68367), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. Ag pilot was ferrying helicopter to loading point in very marginal visibility. Skids hit ground, causing crash.
- [Accident 19740330013019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330013019A), Mar 30, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N68367), Sebastopol, CA, Substantial damage

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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