# NTSB FTW79FRA34: Bell 47G-4, N1150W, Manvel, TX, June 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1979
- Place: Manvel, TX · MANVEL, TX
- Location: 29.4882° N, 95.3650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manvel, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4882&lon=-95.3650&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA34

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1222  79/6/29    MANVEL,TX           BELL 47G-4          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3451
        TIME - 0915                    N1150W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 672 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANVEL,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1150W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1150W), registered now, S/N 3327, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (registry code 1181030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (registry code 41534, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790629013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629013309A), Jun 29, 1979: Bell 47G4, Manvel, TX, Substantial damage. Ag pilot with a passenger looking over a field to be sprayed. Settled into the ground with power.

## Other investigations on N1150W (4)

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 FTW79DRA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA20), Apr 24, 1979: Bell 47-G4 (N1150W), Alvin, TX, minor damage
- [NTSB NYC77FHA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA17), Apr 15, 1977: Bell 47G-4 (N1150W), Stroudsburg, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DPJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPJ25), Feb 25, 1976: Bell 47G-4 (N1150W), Billings, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW69F0430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0430), Mar 18, 1969: Bell 47G-4 (N1150W), Camden, AR, substantial damage

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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