# Accident 19780919035209A: Bell 47J2A, Cactus Flats, SD, September 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1978
- Place: Cactus Flats, SD
- Airport: Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N90547, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90547-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 163 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTK40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919035209A

## Narrative

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

SIGHT SEEING OPERATION.OVERSPEEDING ENG INDICATING ROTOR DRIVE DINECTION.NO MECH MAL FOUND.

## 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 MKC78FTK40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK40), Sep 19, 1978: Bell 47-J2 (N90547), Cactus Flats, SD, 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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