# Accident 19790619013489A: Bell 47G2, Earle, AR, June 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Earle, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.2734° N, 90.4643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Earle, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2734&lon=-90.4643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3550, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3550-2012-11-08) (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: 3,236 total, 3,015 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619013489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN OWN VORTEX OR ANOTHER OVERHEAD. HELI. DESCENDED WITH POWER. HIT 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 FTW79DPG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG55), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47G-2 (N3550), Earle, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3550 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890805027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027339A), Aug 5, 1989: Bell 47G2 (N3550), Sarasota - Brad, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Autorotated to hard landing. CFI failed to check oil for flight.
- [Incident 19850821074129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821074129I), Aug 21, 1985: Bell 47G2 (N3550), Daytona Beach, FL. Fuel was exhausted and emergency landing without damage made on a highway.

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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