# Accident 19790824027239A: Bell 47G4A, Alice, TX, August 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Alice, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7556° N, 98.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alice, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7556&lon=-98.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8573F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8573F-2013-05-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,409 total, 3,358 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824027239A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX BEARING FAILED.

## 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 FTW79FRG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG52), Aug 24, 1979: Bell 47G-4A (N8573F), Alice, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8573F (1)

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

- [Accident 19811209079339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811209079339A), Dec 9, 1981: Bell 47G4A (N8573F), Encinal, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during autorotation after power failure on liftoff.

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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