# Accident 19790706019289A: Bell 47G5, Escondido, CA, July 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1979, 07:45 local time
- Place: Escondido, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.1192° N, 117.0864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escondido, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1192&lon=-117.0864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7914S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7914S-2017-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,198 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706019289A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT ENROUTE BETWEEN AG STRIPS FLEW INTO AREA OF LOW CEILINGS AND FOG. HIT TREES. HELICOPTER OR PILOT NOT RATED

## 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 LAX79FUM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM20), Jul 6, 1979: Bell 47G-5 (N7914S), Escondido, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7914S (2)

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

- [Accident 19980707016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707016269A), Jul 7, 1998: Bell 47G5 (N7914S), Salinas, CA, Destroyed. Spray run parallel to telephone lines. Main rotor hit wires. Descended to ground. Skids hit pipes. Nosed over. (-23) on the morning of July 5, 1998, at…
- [Accident 19780410007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780410007779A), Apr 10, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N7914S), Templeton, CA, Substantial damage. Thrust bearing.

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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