# Accident 19741129040479A: Bell 205A1, Homerville, GA, November 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1974
- Place: Homerville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 31.0382° N, 82.7421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homerville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0382&lon=-82.7421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59441, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59441-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,726 total, 350 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741129040479A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LIFTING EXT SLING LOAD,SLING CAUGHT ON SKID.ASYMETRICAL CG CAUSED LOSS OF CTL.

## 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 MIA75DKG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG49), Nov 29, 1974: Bell 205A1 (N59441), Homerville, GA, substantial damage

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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