# Accident 19790703016469A: Bell 47G2, Anthon, IA, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979, 08:45 local time
- Place: Anthon, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.3881° N, 95.8655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anthon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3881&lon=-95.8655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85Z-1989-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 75 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703016469A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING SPRAY OPERATION, AUTO ROTATED. MADE HARD LANDING. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 MKC79DCD28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD28), Jul 3, 1979: Bell 47-G2 (N85Z), Anthon, IA, 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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