# Accident 19781206040279A: Bell 47G3B1, Alamo, TX, December 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1978
- Place: Alamo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 26.1810° N, 98.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1810&lon=-98.1174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N972B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,013 total, 90 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206040279A

## Narrative

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

LOST ROTOR RPM DURING TURNAROUND.

## 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 FTW79FRG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG10), Dec 6, 1978: Bell 47G-2 (N972B), Alamo, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N972B (2)

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

- [Accident 19870723037559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870723037559A), Jul 23, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N972B), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft during a turn. Impacted the water nose down in a slight right bank attitude. Aircraft sank
- [Accident 19750317005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750317005139A), Mar 17, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N972B), Eddyville, IL, Substantial damage. Settled,r skid dug into soft gnd & broke off. Rolled over.

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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