# Incident 19790711019069I: Bell 47G4A, Weston, WV, July 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1979, 19:50 local time
- Place: Weston, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0388° N, 80.4622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0388&lon=-80.4622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4749R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4749R-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711019069I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARB ICE.

## Other reports on N4749R (1)

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

- [Accident 19830413014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413014049A), Apr 13, 1983: Bell 47G4A (N4749R), Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. Engine quit approaching airport. Crash landed on a railroad track. Crankshaft timing gear had fatigue broken.

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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