# Accident 19780817029279A: Bell 47G2, Wellington, IL, August 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1978
- Place: Wellington, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.5411° N, 87.6799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5411&lon=-87.6799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9008T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,094 total, 270 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817029279A

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK SUMP DRAIN LEAKING,KOEHLER PN K9000S1-A REVISION E.

## 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 CHI78FEV49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV49), Aug 17, 1978: Bell OH-13H (N9008T), Wellington, IL, 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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