# Incident 19780630036229I: Bell 47G4A, Purchase, NY, June 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1978, 16:05 local time
- Place: Purchase, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0409° N, 73.7146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Purchase, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0409&lon=-73.7146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N473FW-1979-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630036229I

## Narrative

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

FUEL BREAKAWAY VALVE RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW. ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. PILOT AUTOROTATED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N473FW (2)

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

- [Accident 19780811029249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811029249A), Aug 11, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N473FW), New Rochelle, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot suspected malfunction in flt. During approach to ldg got intttling with power. Tall grass.
- [Incident 19780707042759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707042759I), Jul 7, 1978: Bell 47G (N473FW), Bronx, NY. Pilot made a precautionary landing due to rough engine. Malfunction of one magneto. Replaced condenser.

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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