# Accident 19790506007299A: Bell 47G, Weatherly, PA, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Weatherly, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9420° N, 75.8209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weatherly, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9420&lon=-75.8209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73979, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73979-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,147 total, 210 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506007299A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK POWERLINES DURING LOW LEVEL SURVEILLANCE.

## 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 NYC79DHA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHA13), May 6, 1979: Bell 47G (N73979), Weatherly, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73979 (1)

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

- [Accident 20031021032409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021032409A), Oct 21, 2003: Bell 47G2A1 (N73979), Balm, FL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On October 21, 2003, at 11:41 EDT, a Bell helicopter, BHT-47G-2A1, N73979, registered to central Florida flying service inc., collided with a building…

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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