# Accident 19781227041139A: Bell 47J2A, Kissimmee, FL, December 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1978
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3099G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3099G-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,740 total, 24 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781227041139A

## Narrative

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

CAMSHAFT BECAME INOP DUE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED LOCK WASHER.SIGHTSE FLT.

## 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 MIA79FLD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD28), Dec 27, 1978: Bell 47J2A (N3099G), Kissimmee, FL, 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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