# Accident 19790906030949A: Bell 47G4A, Hackberry, LA, September 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Hackberry, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9650° N, 93.4102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hackberry, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9650&lon=-93.4102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7104J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7104J-2018-02-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,042 total, 121 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906030949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING IN MARSH LAND. MAIN ROTOR CUT OFF TAIL.

## 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 FTW79FRD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD52), Sep 6, 1979: Bell 47G-4A (N7104J), Hackberry, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7104J (1)

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

- [Accident 19971016046479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971016046479A), Oct 16, 1997: Bell 47G4A (N7104J), Welch, LA, No damage. (-23) On October 16, 1997, at approximately 0955 CDT, a Bell 47G-4A helicopter, N7104J, owned and operated by industrial helicopters inc., under title 14 CFR…

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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