# Accident 19790816021519A: Bell 47G, Hart, MI, August 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: Hart, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6920° N, 86.3695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hart, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6920&lon=-86.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4734S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4734S-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,688 total, 649 in this make and model, 314 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816021519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A WIRE WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 CHI79FEM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM34), Aug 16, 1979: Bell 47G-2 (N4734S), Hart, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4734S (1)

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

- [Accident 19740501011789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501011789A), May 1, 1974: Bell 47G (N4734S), Hart, MI, Substantial damage. AN174-34 bolt and AN310-4 nut missing from lat cyclic control at bellcrank 47-725-018-1.not found

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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