# NTSB CHI78FEM34: Bell 47G, N5237A, Chippewa, MI, August 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1978
- Place: Chippewa, MI · CHIPPEWA, MI
- Location: 43.8794° N, 85.1097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chippewa, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8794&lon=-85.1097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3785  78/8/19  NR.CHIPPEWA,MI        BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2001
        TIME - 1430                    N5237A              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 626 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CHIPPEWA,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CONDUCTING SIGHTSEEING TOURS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5237A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5237A-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 6, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- 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 19780819028869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819028869A), Aug 19, 1978: Bell 47B3, Chippewa, MI, Substantial damage. Conducting sightseeing tours.

## Other investigations on N5237A (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 LAX71DUJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ19), Jul 27, 1970: Bell 47G (N5237A), Queen Creek, AZ, substantial damage

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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