# Accident 19790619011539A: Bell 47D1, Hanover, PA, June 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1979, 07:27 local time
- Place: Hanover, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.8118° N, 76.9836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8118&lon=-76.9836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59326-2005-06-15) (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 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 663 total, 296 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGT17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619011539A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES DURING SPRAY RUN.

## 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 NYC79FGT17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT17), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47D-1 (N59326), Hanover, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59326 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980103000069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980103000069A), Jan 3, 1998: Bell 47D1 (N59326), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Engine stopped 300FT AGL. Dropped to ground. Fuel exhaustion. (-23) helicopter sustained substantial damage, after student pilot on unsupervised solo made…

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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