# Incident 19800117015169I: Bell 47G3B1, Sweet Home, OR, January 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sweet Home, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.4046° N, 122.6995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweet Home, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4046&lon=-122.6995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2919W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2919W-2025-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,600 total, 2,000 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/19800117015169I

## Narrative

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

AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. LEFT TANK FUEL VENT FOUND TO BE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2919W (2)

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

- [Accident 20120709012379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120709012379A), Jul 9, 2012: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N2919W), Treynor, IA, Substantial damage. As stated by the pilot, during aerial application while traveling north the aircraft momentarily torqued left and a warning light quickly flashed. A check of…
- [Accident 19780415014089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415014089A), Apr 15, 1978: Bell 47G3B2 (N2919W), Kings Valley, OR, Substantial damage. Landed across logging road cut into hillside. Main rotor blades coted upslope. Recon flight.

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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