# Accident 19790706016429A: Bell 47G, Socorro, NM, July 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Socorro, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0545° N, 106.9062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Socorro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0545&lon=-106.9062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73998, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73998) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 70 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706016429A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND. POSSIBLE FACTORS, INEXPERIENCE AND DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN79FQA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA37), Jul 6, 1979: Bell 47G (N73998), Socorro, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73998 (3)

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

- [Accident 19940610015119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940610015119A), Jun 10, 1994: Bell 47G3B1 (N73998), Medina, MN, Substantial damage. Hit powerline with main rotor.
- [Accident 19910809033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809033109A), Aug 9, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N73998), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Low rotor RPM and reported power loss. Right cyclic needed to level. Rolled landing. Left hopper load right empty.
- [Accident 19750723022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723022859A), Jul 23, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N73998), Belen, NM, Substantial damage. Weld previously cracked,skid collapsed.m/r severed tailboom.

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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