# Accident 19780829027509A: Bell 47G5A, Manson, IA, August 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1978
- Place: Manson, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 42.5286° N, 94.5401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manson, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5286&lon=-94.5401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14841, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14841-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total, 2,550 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829027509A

## Narrative

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

OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.

## 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 MKC78DCD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD49), Aug 29, 1978: Bell 47G-5A (N14841), Manson, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14841 (2)

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

- [Accident 20130103000099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130103000099A), Jan 3, 2013: Bell 47G-5A (N14841), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. On January 3, 2013 a Bell 47G5A was approaching a field to spray a herbicide called "prowl". The aircraft approached the field of new garlic going under the 40…
- [Accident 20000922036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000922036629A), Sep 22, 2000: Bell 47G5A (N14841), Losantville, IN, No damage. (-23) The pilot set the helicopter half on gravel and on grass. The helicopter rocked backward as he put weight on the skids. He pushed forward cyclic with no…

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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