# Accident 19781231038319A: Bell 47B3, Boulder City, NV, December 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1978
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.9786° N, 114.8325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder City, NV, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-114.8325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8523F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523F-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,724 total, 527 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781231038319A

## Narrative

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

#3 CYL AND #6 CYL.

## 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 OAK79FVW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW06), Dec 31, 1978: Bell 47J2A (N8523F), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8523F (2)

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

- [Accident 19870807047339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807047339A), Aug 7, 1987: Bell 47J2A (N8523F), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. Tail rotor malfunction during approach to land. Entered autorotation. Made a hard landing.
- [Accident 19760627021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760627021039A), Jun 27, 1976: Bell 47J2A (N8523F), Keokuk, IA, Substantial damage. Hit a telephone cable.

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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