# NTSB CHI78FEC08: Bell 47J2A, N1190W, Plymouth, MI, December 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1977
- Place: Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4169   77/12/3   PLYMOUTH, MI        BELL 47J2A          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2955
        TIME - 1609                    N1190W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METTETAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLYMOUTH, MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1190W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1190W-1978-03-29), registration cancelled 1978-03-29, S/N 3302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47J-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (registry code 1181106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mettetal

## 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 19771203043129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771203043129A), Dec 3, 1977: Bell 47J2A, Plymouth, MI, Destroyed

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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