# Incident 19790617022139I: Bell 47G, Tolland, CT, June 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Tolland, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8715° N, 72.3687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tolland, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8715&lon=-72.3687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N940B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940B-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 125 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/19790617022139I

## Narrative

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

AS COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED, REAR LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE BROKE AT BOTH SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE.

## Other reports on N940B (1)

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

- [Accident 19991127047829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991127047829A), Nov 27, 1999: Bell 47G (N940B), Coudersport, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted take-off from confined area surrounded by trees with full throttle and began to lose engine RPM. He lowered the collective to maintain…

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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