# Accident 19800104000339A: Bell 47G4A, Eagle Pass, TX, January 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7011° N, 100.4762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Pass, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7011&lon=-100.4762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4748R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4748R-1988-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,640 total, 1,597 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104000339A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOST CYCLIC CONTROL AT HOVER. MADE HARD LANDING. FOUND PIVOT BOLT MISSING, ALSO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.

## 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 FTW80FRG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG18), Jan 4, 1980: Bell 47G4A (N4748R), Eagle Pass, 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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