# Accident 19740810029289A: Bell 47G2A1, Layland, WV, August 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1974
- Place: Layland, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.8893° N, 80.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Layland, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8893&lon=-80.9712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1215W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1215W-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total, 380 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810029289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG ATMPT TO SPRAY UPHILL,LOST ROTOR RPM,STRUCK TREES DRG DSCNT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD75DIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIJ03), Aug 10, 1974: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Layland, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1215W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730607015789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730607015789A), Jun 7, 1973: Bell 47G2A1 (N1215W), Stickney, WV, Destroyed. Surveying spray area. Hit pwr lines. Truck high tension wires.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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