# Accident 19790413005499A: Bell 47D1, Clearwater, FL, April 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1979, 11:15 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68632, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68632-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 68 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413005499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE QUICK STOP TO HOVER. FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. ROTORS HIT GROUND. AIRCRAFT 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 MIA79FLD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD57), Apr 13, 1979: Bell 47-D1 (N68632), Clearwater, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N68632 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920625025579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920625025579A), Jun 25, 1992: Bell 47D1 (N68632), Centre, AL, Substantial damage. Struck powerline during a spray run. Pilot failed to note powerline on pre-inspection.
- [Accident 19830806039329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830806039329A), Aug 6, 1983: Bell 47D1 (N68632), Moultrie, GA, Substantial damage. Clutch slipped during spray operation. Lost rotor RPM causing helicopter to hit the ground and roll over.

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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