# NTSB IAD78FA103: Bell 47G3, N6092, Grissettown, NC, September 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Grissettown, NC · GRISSETTOWN, NC
- Location: 33.9466° N, 78.5022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grissettown, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9466&lon=-78.5022&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3736   78/9/1    GRISSETTOWN,NC      BELL 47G3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3760
        TIME - 1840                    N6092               PX-  1  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUNSWICK COUNTY,NC         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AERIAL SURVEILLANCE FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6092 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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