# Accident 19790918039869A: Bell 47G3B1, Yakataga, AK, September 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Yakataga, AK
- Airport: Yakataga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.0808° N, 142.4955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YAKATAGA (0AA1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0808&lon=-142.4955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1321X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1321X-2017-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790918039869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF. WATER WAS DISCOVERED IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ANC79DA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA094), Sep 18, 1979: Bell 47G-3B (N1321X), Yakataga, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1321X (1)

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

- [Accident 19740225018869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740225018869A), Feb 25, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N1321X), Supai, AZ, Substantial damage. Collided with bushes while avoiding wires. Lnd when sling load began swinging.

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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