# Accident 19791023043179A: Bell 47G, Ruidoso, NM, October 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7828S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7828S-2012-10-22) (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 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,083 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA005-201189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023043179A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS OBSERVED TO YAW SIDEWAYS DURING ROPE PULL. PILOT LOST CONTROL. HELICOPTER DROPPED INTO WIRES, BURNED

## 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 DEN80FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA005-201189), Oct 23, 1979: Soloy 47G (N7828S), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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