# NTSB CHI78FEX36: Bell 47G4, N8503F, Scipio, IN, September 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: Scipio, IN · SCIPIO, IN
- Location: 39.0743° N, 85.7150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scipio, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0743&lon=-85.7150&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEX36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3475   78/9/2    SCIPIO,IN           BELL 47G4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1820                    N8503F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCIPIO,IN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- JAMMED BY PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8503F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780902028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902028609A), Sep 2, 1978: Bell 47B3, Scipio, IN, Destroyed. Jammed by portable fire extinguisher.

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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