# NTSB DEN80FA005: Soloy 47G, N7828S, Ruidoso, NM, October 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1979
- Place: Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA005-201189

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3965  79/10/23 NR.RUIDOSO,NM         SOLOY 47G           CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4000
        TIME - 1445                    N7828S              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RUIDOSO,NM                  RUIDOSO,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOWING ROPE FRM TWRS ACROSS HWY.HELO BECAME UNSTABLE,ROPE INVLVMNT OF UNDTRMD ORIG.REL BFR IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7828S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7828S-2012-10-22), registration cancelled 2012-10-22, S/N 6618, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOLOY 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791023043179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023043179A), Oct 23, 1979: Bell 47G, Ruidoso, NM, Destroyed. Helicopter was observed to yaw sideways during rope pull. Pilot lost control. Helicopter dropped into wires, burned

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.

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