# NTSB ANC78FAG40: Bell 47G3, N4419E, Tuluksak, AK, April 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Tuluksak, AK · TULUKSAK, AK
- Location: 61.1044° N, 160.9384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuluksak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1044&lon=-160.9384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FAG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0819   78/4/8  NR.TULUKSAK,AK        BELL 47G3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 9524
        TIME - 1210                    N4419E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   KALSKAG,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- LOSS OF TAILROTOR BLADES AND TAILROTOR GEARBOX-ASSEMBLY NOT LOCATED-MODE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4419E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4419E), registered now, S/N K651 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780408009549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408009549A), Apr 8, 1978: Bell 47G, Tuluksak, AK, Substantial damage. Loss of tailrotor blades and tailrotor gearbox-assembly not locatode of failure undetermined.

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.

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