# Incident 19790928049969I: Bell 47G5A, Tyler, TX, September 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1979, 20:25 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83055 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790928049969I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER PILOT UNAWARE OF HITTING POWERLINES ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED SAFELY.

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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