# Accident 19780817027409A: Bell 47B3, Camarillo, CA, August 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1978
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.2218° N, 119.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camarillo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2218&lon=-119.0322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6277N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6277N-2018-01-12) (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: 9,200 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817027409A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78FUQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ40), Aug 17, 1978: Bell 47G-5 (N6277N), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6277N (2)

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

- [Accident 19760521013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760521013039A), May 21, 1976: Bell 47G5 (N6277N), Cloverdale, CA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740801027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740801027849A), Aug 1, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N6277N), Sligo, PA, 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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