# Accident 19790312006039A: Bell 47G4, Russellville, KY, March 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1979, 16:10 local time
- Place: Russellville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8395° N, 86.8956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russellville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8395&lon=-86.8956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1218W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1218W-1982-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,026 total, 2,626 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312006039A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.CARBURETOR ICE SUSPECTED.

## 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 IAD79FLQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ09), Mar 12, 1979: Bell 47G4 (N1218W), Russellville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1218W (1)

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

- [Accident 19730827028959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827028959A), Aug 27, 1973: Bell 47G4 (N1218W), Nora, VA, Substantial damage. Plt expd pwr loss previously.

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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