# Incident 19790522027329I: Bell 47J2, Staten Island, NY, May 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Staten Island, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5834° N, 74.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Staten Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5834&lon=-74.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73949, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73949-1996-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522027329I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. FOUND BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.

## Other reports on N73949 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880406041999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406041999I), Apr 6, 1988: Bell 47J2 (N73949), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Too low and slow on photo flight. Allowed rotor RPM decay and helicopter settled to a hard ground impact.

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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