# Accident 19790728018479A: Bell 47G, Plaucheville, LA, July 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Plaucheville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PLAU
- Location: 30.9647° N, 91.9837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaucheville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9647&lon=-91.9837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38092, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38092) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Texas Helicopter OH-13E/M74 (registry code 8930103, https://openairdocs.org/model/texas-helicopter-oh-13e-m74) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,306 total, 16 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728018479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING TAKE OFF,RESULTING IN CRASH OF HELICOPTER.

## 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 FTW79DRJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ18), Jul 28, 1979: Bell 47WASP (N38092), Plaucheville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38092 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860903044559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860903044559A), Sep 3, 1986: Bell OH13M74TEXH (N38092), Port Allen, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported partial power loss. Spraybar caught in crops during landing. Aircraft rolled over.

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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