# Accident 19790514009069A: Bell 47G2, Alamo, TX, May 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1979, 10:08 local time
- Place: Alamo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1810° N, 98.1174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1810&lon=-98.1174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,181 total, 258 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790514009069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM AFTER TAKE OFF. AIRCRAFT LANDED HRD. MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM.

## 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 FTW79FRG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG31), May 14, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N991B), Alamo, TX, substantial damage

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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