# Accident 19790714029209A: Bell 47G3B1, Montello, NV, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Montello, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2670° N, 114.1971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montello, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2670&lon=-114.1971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1335X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1335X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DX030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DX030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714029209A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS BEING USED IN A HORSE ROUNDUP. EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE.

## 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 LAX79DX030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DX030), Jul 14, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N1335X), Montello, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1335X (2)

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

- [Accident 19970616014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014299A), Jun 16, 1997: Bell 47G3B1 (N1335X), Fallon, NV, Substantial damage. Experienced engine failure while returning to base.
- [Accident 19960910035739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960910035739A), Sep 10, 1996: Bell 47G3B1 (N1335X), Rangely, CO, Substantial damage. During herding horses for bofl contract. Tail rotor hit large sage brush. Too low to auto. Impacted. Chopped tail.

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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