# Incident 19790418024279I: Bell 47G, Rocklin, CA, April 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Rocklin, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8069° N, 121.2497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocklin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8069&lon=-121.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2400Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2400Z-2009-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418024279I

## Narrative

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

ZR PILOT AUTOROTATED TO PRECAUTIONARY LANDED AFTER BACKFIRE. HELICOPTER BURNED ON THE GROUND.

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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