# Accident 19791129033509A: Bell 47G5A, Alice, TX, November 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Alice, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7556° N, 98.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alice, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7556&lon=-98.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58132, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58132-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,029 total, 4,464 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129033509A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF FROM TRAILER. SKID TIEDOWN FELL BACK IN PLACE. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER OFF TRAILER.

## 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 FTW80DRG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG09), Nov 29, 1979: Bell 47G-5A (N58132), Alice, TX, substantial damage

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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