# Accident 19790819024929A: Bell 47G4A, Lafayette, LA, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 19:15 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Industrial Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1400W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1400W-2018-03-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,508 total, 235 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819024929A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ON DEMO OF AUTOROTATION LANDING. MADE HARD LANDING. ROTORS CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM.

## 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 FTW79FRD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD50), Aug 19, 1979: Bell 47G-4A (N1400W), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1400W (1)

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

- [Accident 19830925054069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925054069A), Sep 25, 1983: Bell 47G4A (N1400W), Wise, VA, Substantial damage. Student allowed a tail rotor strike while transitioning to a hover from a power approach lost control. 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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