# Accident 19790424016179A: Bell 47G3, Palatka, FL, April 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1979, 06:00 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.6501° N, 81.6719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palatka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6501&lon=-81.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49882, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49882-2021-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3 (registry code 1181024, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,600 total, 485 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79ELA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79ELA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790424016179A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BLADE FAILED DURING AG SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

## 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 MIA79ELA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79ELA24), Apr 24, 1979: Bell 47G3 (N49882), Palatka, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N49882 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840604023859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840604023859A), Jun 4, 1984: Bell 47G3 (N49882), Landisburg, PA, Substantial damage. Lost power on approach to landing. Fuel exhaustion. Hard landing, main rotor blades contacted tail boom.

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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