# NTSB FTW79FRD50: Bell 47G-4A, N1400W, Lafayette, LA, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD50

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2510  79/8/19    LAFAYETTE,LA        BELL 47G-4A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N1400W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 2508 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            235 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDUSTRIAL AIRPAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1400W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1400W-2018-03-09), registration cancelled 2018-03-09, S/N 7657, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (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
- Airport: Industrial Airpar

## 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 19790819024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819024929A), Aug 19, 1979: Bell 47G4A, Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Instructor on demo of autorotation landing. Made hard landing. Rotors chopped off tailboom.

## Other investigations on N1400W (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 ATL83LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA379), Sep 25, 1983: Bell 47G-4A (N1400W), Wise, VA, 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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