# Accident 19790616012639A: Bell 47G2, Waupwallopen, PA, June 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Waupwallopen, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0745° N, 76.1308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wapwallopen, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0745&lon=-76.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2884B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2884B-2012-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616012639A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING INITIAL CLIMB. FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM. NOT RATED IN HELICOPTERS.

## 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 NYC79FHA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA15), Jun 16, 1979: Bell 47G-2 (N2884B), Waupwallopen, PA, 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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