# Accident 19790302018779A: Bell 47G4A, Seaside Park, NJ, March 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Seaside Park, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9264° N, 74.0787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seaside Park, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9264&lon=-74.0787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1385X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385X-2017-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,760 total, 9,002 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302018779A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79FHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD10), Mar 2, 1979: Bell 47G-4A (N1385X), Seaside Park, NJ, 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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