# Accident 19791001024819A: Bell 47G3B1, Torrey, UT, October 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Torrey, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3073° N, 111.4271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrey, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3073&lon=-111.4271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8537F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8537F-2014-11-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,457 total, 895 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001024819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENGINE LOST RPM ON TAKEOFF. HIT TAIL ROTOR ON ROCKS. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 DEN80DTM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTM01), Oct 1, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N8537F), Torrey, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8537F (1)

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

- [Accident 19970705017029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705017029A), Jul 5, 1997: Bell 47G3B1 (N8537F), Roosevelt, UT, Substantial damage. Trying to land at private helipad. Wind gust hit copter. Pilot pulled up. Entered loss tailrotor effectiveness.

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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