# Accident 19790608012409A: Bell 47D, Parchman, MS, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Parchman, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.9179° N, 90.4965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parchman, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9179&lon=-90.4965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4227A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4227A-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,305 total, 700 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608012409A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR BLADE FAILED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA79FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ11), Jun 8, 1979: Bell 47D (N4227A), Parchman, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4227A (3)

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

- [Accident 19770823022649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770823022649A), Aug 23, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Lambert, MS, Destroyed
- [Accident 19751017037739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017037739A), Oct 17, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Several landing areas avbl. Rotor RPM decayed while going to open fld.
- [Accident 19740619030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740619030709A), Jun 19, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N4227A), Zafra, OK, Substantial damage. No eng mlfnctn fnd drng invstgtn

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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