# Accident 19790627020619A: Bell 47G3B, Dallesport, WA, June 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Dallesport, WA
- Airport: The Dalles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6316° N, 121.1689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallesport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6316&lon=-121.1689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73234 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,183 total, 186 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM46-201206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627020619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PRACTICING AUTOROTATION LANDINGS. ROTOR RPM DECAYED. ENGINE LOADED UP AND FAILED TO RESPOND. HIT TAIL FIRST

## 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 SEA79DYM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM46-201206), Jun 27, 1979: Bell 47G-3B (N73234), Dallesport, WA, 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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