# Accident 19790601011379A: Bell 204B, Cherry Valley, AR, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cherry Valley, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.3882° N, 90.7711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherry Valley, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3882&lon=-90.7711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707FW-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Wehran 204-HU-1A (registry code 1181405, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-wehran-204-hu-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,119 total, 102 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601011379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND FLARED OUT TOO LATE, STRUCK 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 FTW79DPG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG45), Jun 1, 1979: Bell 204 (N707FW), Cherry Valley, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N707FW (1)

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

- [Accident 19770112000299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770112000299A), Jan 12, 1977: Bell UH1A (N707FW), Vanndale, AR, Substantial damage. Applied aft cyclic at 3FT hover to avoid going under sagging wire.t/r hit ground.

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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