# Accident 19780818033759A: Bell 47G3B1, Branson, MO, August 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1978
- Place: Branson, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 36.6246° N, 93.2934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Branson, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6246&lon=-93.2934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N939B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N939B-1988-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 350 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818033759A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA065), Aug 18, 1978: Bell 47-G2 (N939B), Branson, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N939B (1)

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

- [Accident 19730812024619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730812024619A), Aug 12, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N939B), Branson, MO, Destroyed. Sightseeing flt. Lnd on lake shore.

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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