# Accident 19781001033089A: Bell 47B3, Saginaw, MI, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7762, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7762) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-K-Copter 47G (registry code 1181065, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 67 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001033089A

## Narrative

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

CONDITIONS SUITABLE FOR DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

## 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 CHI79DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEM02), Oct 1, 1978: Bell 47G (N7762), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7762 (3)

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

- [Accident 20240627008979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240627008979A), Jun 27, 2024: Bell-K-Copter 47G (N7762), Fallon, NV, Destroyed. While hovering over the landing cart pilot stated that he began to mismanage the flight controls. By overcontrolling the helicopter, the pilot lost control…
- [Accident 20060918018859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060918018859A), Sep 18, 2006: Bell 47G (N7762), Vallecito, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot states that he was on a title 14 CFR part 91 photo flight. After the photographer had taken his pictures the pilot states that he asked his…
- [Accident 19750408005549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750408005549A), Apr 8, 1975: Bell 47G (N7762), Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Drying ball fld.

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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