# Accident 19790619013779A: Bell 47G2, Kerman, CA, June 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kerman, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7253° N, 120.0636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerman, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7253&lon=-120.0636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7893B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7893B) (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: 15,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619013779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE STOPPED DURING SPRAY RUN. HIT GROUND. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 OAK79DVA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA44), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47G-2 (N7893B), Kerman, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7893B (1)

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

- [Accident 19740921033389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921033389A), Sep 21, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N7893B), Paw Paw, MI, Destroyed

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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