# Accident 19790706036199A: Bell 47G5, Jamesport, NY, July 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1979, 07:55 local time
- Place: Jamesport, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.9610° N, 72.5832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamesport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9610&lon=-72.5832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8593F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8593F) (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: 3,158 total, 3,158 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706036199A

## Narrative

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

HIT TOWER GUYWIRE WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION. ACFT HIT GROUND & DESINTRAGATED.

## 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 NYC79FHJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ21), Jul 6, 1979: Bell 47G-5 (N8593F), Jamesport, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8593F (1)

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

- [Accident 19780813030209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813030209A), Aug 13, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N8593F), Riverhead, NY, Substantial damage. Rotor RPM decayed on initial lift-off. Acft heavily loaded. D/a 13

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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