# Accident 19750804023149A: Bell 47G2, Valencia, CA, August 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1975
- Place: Valencia, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Aircraft: N2879B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2879B-2012-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,030 total, 170 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUQQ5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQQ5) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804023149A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE AUTOROTATION. T/R HIT GRND.

## 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 LAX76FUQQ5](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQQ5), Aug 4, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N2879B), Valencia, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2879B (1)

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

- [Accident 19820415009499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820415009499A), Apr 15, 1982: Bell 47G (N2879B), Stockton, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter hit wires with tail rotor as pilot attempted takeoff from farm field after picking up flagger.

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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