# Accident 19790730030789A: Bell 47G, Poultney, VT, July 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Poultney, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5178° N, 73.2360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poultney, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5178&lon=-73.2360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64816-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell H13G (registry code 1181005, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h13g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730030789A

## Narrative

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

MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON UNEVEN SURFACE IN A SWAMP. ROTORS HIT WATER. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 NYC79FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA069), Jul 30, 1979: Bell 47G (N64816), Poultney, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64816 (2)

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

- [Accident 19831118059109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831118059109A), Nov 18, 1983: Bell 47G (N64816), Middle River, MD, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot allowed student to lose control of helicopter during hoover and it rolled over on its side.
- [Incident 19830702036369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702036369I), Jul 2, 1983: Bell 47G (N64816), Middle River, MD, Minor damage. Allowed new student to handle controls in hover. Student froze. Tail boom smashed into the ground.

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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