# NTSB SEA78FYM25: Bell 47G, N2919W, Kings Valley, OR, April 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1978
- Place: Kings Valley, OR · KINGS VALLEY, OR
- Location: 44.6985° N, 123.4269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kings Valley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6985&lon=-123.4269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYM25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1356  78/4/15  NR.KINGS VALLEY,OR    BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 4663
        TIME - 1425                    N2919W              PX-  0  0  1  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1974 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KINGS VALLEY,OR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED ACROSS LOGGING ROAD CUT INTO HILLSIDE.MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED UPSLOPE.RECON FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2919W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2919W-2025-02-08), registration cancelled 2025-02-08, S/N 6823 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (registry code 1181029) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (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 19780415014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415014089A), Apr 15, 1978: Bell 47G3B2, Kings Valley, OR, Substantial damage. Landed across logging road cut into hillside. Main rotor blades coted upslope. Recon flight.

## Other investigations on N2919W (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 CEN12CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA435), Jul 9, 2012: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N2919W), Treynor, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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