# Accident 19790217003149A: Bell 47G2, Newberry, MI, February 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Newberry, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3538° N, 85.5098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberry, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3538&lon=-85.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2866B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 661 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790217003149A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT 50 WEIGHT OIL WAS USED. TEMP WAS MINUS TEN. THIRTY WEIGHT IS RECOMMENDED.

## 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 CHI79FEM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM12), Feb 17, 1979: Bell 47-G2 (N2866B), Newberry, MI, 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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