# Accident 19790506007289A: Bell 47G3B1, Newhall, CA, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Newhall, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.3847° N, 118.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newhall, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3847&lon=-118.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7829S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7829S-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,982 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506007289A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK TREES DURING SWATH RUN OF SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 LAX79DUQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUQ28), May 6, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N7829S), Newhall, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7829S (1)

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

- [Accident 19740815028269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815028269A), Aug 15, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N7829S), Soda Sprngs, CA, Substantial damage. Filming tv coml,heli chasing car on curving rd. car drifted too FAR r & heli m/r hit tree. Lnd ok.

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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