# Accident 19790412011269A: Bell 47, Swanton, VT, April 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Swanton, VT
- Airport: Franklin Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9245° N, 73.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9245&lon=-73.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total, 85 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412011269A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATED AUTOROTATION LANDING ON SOD STRIP. HELICOPTER SKID SANK INTO SOFT SPOT,ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC79FNC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC22), Apr 12, 1979: Bell 47G (N902Z), Swanton, VT, 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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