# Accident 19790426007769A: Bell 47G3B, Wenatchee, WA, April 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6712D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6712D-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,018 total, 37 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYP14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426007769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS SPRAYING CROPS. HE ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED TO DECAY AND HIT GROUND.

## 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 SEA79DYP14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP14), Apr 26, 1979: Bell 47G-3B (N6712D), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6712D (2)

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

- [Accident 19990808011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990808011249A), Aug 8, 1999: Bell 47G3B (N6712D), Selma, AL, Substantial damage. 1957 Bell 47G-3B helicopter was attempting to land on a trailer, one skid did not get onto the trailer, and the acft flipped over. (.4)after a test flight…
- [Accident 19760915030949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760915030949A), Sep 15, 1976: Bell 47G3B (N6712D), Cashmere, WA, Substantial damage. Pinion shaft sheared.

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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