# Accident 19790120021479A: Bell 47G4A, Falfurrias, TX, January 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Falfurrias, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2244° N, 98.1452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falfurrias, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2244&lon=-98.1452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4002G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4002G-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 586 in this make and model, 186 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120021479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS HERDING CATTLE AT LOW ALTITUDE, HIT TREES. GUSTY WINDS CONTRIBUTED.

## 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 FTW79FRG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG13), Jan 20, 1979: Bell 47G-4A (N4002G), Falfurrias, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N4002G (3)

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

- [Accident 20150803016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150803016289A), Aug 3, 2015: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N4002G), Camden, AL, Destroyed. 08/03/2015 1600 Local time. Pilot stated that during approach to a landing spot from the southeast, with winds light and variable from the northwest, at about…
- [Accident 20021019028919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021019028919A), Oct 19, 2002: Bell 47G3B1 (N4002G), Highfalls, GA, Destroyed. (-23) Operator said while spraying timber he lost engine power and autorotated into wooded area, iic found that recovery team found only 2 gal. Of gas in left…
- [Accident 19990717035079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717035079A), Jul 17, 1999: Bell 47G3B1 (N4002G), Sour Lake, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) The helicopter lost engine power during takeoff due to contaminated fuel. The commercial helicopter pilot stated that the night before the accident…

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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