# Incident 19791210047499I: Bell 47G2, Big Falls, MN, December 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Big Falls, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1796° N, 93.8092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1796&lon=-93.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N976B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N976B-1991-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,400 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/19791210047499I

## Narrative

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

ROTORCRAFT DID NOT DEVELOP POWER. DAMAGED BLADES IN LANDING. CARBURETOR AIR FILTER COVER PN 47615083103 MISSING.

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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