# Accident 19760719023509A: Bell 47G, Pittsburg, CA, July 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1976
- Place: Pittsburg, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.0177° N, 121.9004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0177&lon=-121.9004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179B-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,351 total, 19 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD44-154315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719023509A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AND VIBRATION CAUSE UNDETERMINED DUE IMPACT DAMAGE AND LONG TIME SALT WATER SUBMERSION.

## 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 OAK76DVD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD44-154315), Jul 19, 1976: Bell 47G (N179B), Pittsburg, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N179B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750825030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750825030339A), Aug 25, 1975: Bell 47G (N179B), Gold Run, CA, Substantial damage. Da 4000FT.transition to hover ovr river,lost RPM,settled into river.

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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