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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Seaside Park, NJ · March 2, 1979

Date
March 2, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Seaside Park, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1385X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FHD10
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,760 total9,002 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped during low altitude swamp survey. Made emergency hard landing. Power plant failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DURING LOW ALTITUDE SWAMP SURVEY. MADE EMERGENCY HARD LANDING. POWER PLANT FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.