# Accident 19780813030209A: Bell 47B3, Riverhead, NY, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Riverhead, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.9513° N, 72.6761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverhead, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9513&lon=-72.6761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8593F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8593F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813030209A

## Narrative

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

ROTOR RPM DECAYED ON INITIAL LIFT-OFF.ACFT HEAVILY LOADED. D/A 13

## 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 NYC78FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA079), Aug 13, 1978: Bell 47G (N8593F), Riverhead, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8593F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790706036199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706036199A), Jul 6, 1979: Bell 47G5 (N8593F), Jamesport, NY, Destroyed. Hit tower guywire while engaged in aerial application. Acft hit ground & desintragated.

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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